Fox-drunk
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Crafty and sneaky when drunk.
"[…]the eighth is fox-drunk, when he is crafty-drunk, as many of the Dutchmen be, that will never bargain but when they are drunk."
Example
More examples"[…]the eighth is fox-drunk, when he is crafty-drunk, as many of the Dutchmen be, that will never bargain but when they are drunk."
Etymology
Coined in 1592 by Thomas Nashe in Pierce Penniless, His supplication to the Divell as one of eight types of drunkard named after different animals.
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