as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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Recent Examples of tipsy
Kylie’s friends were seemingly tipsy and hungry and arguing over a bag of The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips, Crinkle Cut.
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.
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Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
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Ashley J. Dimella,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy.
—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
—
Ashley J. Dimella,
FOXNews.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
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Ouch, Carter falling drunk off his horse.
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So don’t drive high or drunk and use your safety belts.
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The show presented the moment as Sullivan, who had a boyfriend at the time of filming the 2004 cycle months prior in 2003, having a drunken one-off affair with one of the male models in attendance.
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Years of advocacy led by victims’ families exposed mistakes and wrongdoing by police – who initially spread a false narrative blaming drunken fans – and extracted an apology from the government.
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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