Brahms

adj, slang

adj, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the music of Brahms wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pissed, drunk. Cockney, slang

    "Now if we can all avoid getting Brahms at lunchtime, we'll be fine. Actually that is proving less of a problem the more we gig. No one drinks, snorts or smokes anything (other than fags) before shows."

Example

More examples

"He flattered her by calling her ‘Brahms’s understudy’."

Etymology

Shortened from the rhyming slang Brahms and Liszt for "pissed".

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