Steamboats

adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of steamboat form-of, plural
Adjective
  1. 1
    Drunk; intoxicated. Ireland, UK, not-comparable, slang

    "Joe and The Tongue especially are absolutely steamboats by the time we reach the Niccy, and the 'bouncers' – furtive damp chemistry teachers on an ego trip – turn us all sneeringly away in their clean-spitting accents:"

Synonyms

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befuddledbesottedbibulousblind drunkblottobosky

Antonyms

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sober

Example

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"Plesiosaurus saw a few steamboats and there was no end to his madness."

Etymology

Perhaps from Steamboat Willie, rhyming slang for silly, or perhaps from a stereotype of steamboat passengers getting drunk.

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