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tipsiness

noun

Definition of tipsiness

as in inebriation

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Recent Examples of tipsiness This alleyway, right next to Kyoto’s main Kamo River, is packed with tiny, pristine bars and yakitori, an excellent place to sit outside and watch people—of all ages and nationalities and levels of tipsiness—flow by. — Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Ultimately, jurors sided with prosecutors whose 2023 criminal indictment outlined numerous instances of teens getting injured as a result of their inebriation under her watch.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Spike Jones and His City Slickers recorded their version with a flurry of wacky sound effects that made the inebriation seem even more soused.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 14 May 2026

Definition of inebriation

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Authorities say Kristina Lopez Lujan is now charged with simple battery, public drunkenness, and disorderly conduct.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 June 2026
States have generally applied Clean Slate to non-violent, low-level offenses like writing a bad check, drug possession or public drunkenness.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 30 May 2026

Definition of drunkenness

Noun

And with training camp beginning Saturday, attention again has been diverted to the incident that remains unresolved — an allegation that Nacua left bite marks on a woman’s shoulder during an evening of revelry.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Throughout my 20s, a crew of us would take an annual European ski trip that was often more focused on après ski revelry than downhill pursuits.

— Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026

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