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
The crowd was young, tipsy, and overwhelmingly Australian, especially at fratty-sounding spots like Freddy’s and Wild Bill’s.
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
Even Stacey and Florian noticed that Darcey was getting tipsy.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Things only get worse when, after the guests go to bed, a tipsy Solène does cheerleading stunts with Damo by the Jacuzzi instead of working.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
The job is a ball, interactions take strategy, tipsy men are the obstacles — and obviously, the tips are the prize.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
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Lyman recalled a massive weekend in Long Beach with 80,000 attendees that resulted in only one arrest—a drunk fan who took Ice-T’s lyrics too literally and started shouting at the police.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
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California remains a dairy powerhouse, with one in every five glass of milk drunk in this country coming from California dairy business.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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An off-duty Douglas County sheriff’s deputy spit and cursed at a Parker police officer while waiting to be taken to jail after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month, according to an arrest affidavit.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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An off-duty cop busted for a Manhattan drunken-driving crash that ended up with one of his dogs dead and another injured has been docked 35 days’ pay and placed on dismissal probation, according to an NYPD document.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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