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
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.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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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.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tipsy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
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On Friday, May 15, a Qantas flight traveling from Melbourne, Australia, to Dallas, Texas, was diverted to Tahiti after a man who appeared to be drunk emerged from the bathroom and exhibited disruptive behavior toward flight attendants.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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And as a result, their readthrough found all of them, potentially still drunk trying to get through it.—
Reshma Gopaldas,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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But his idealized vision of a past paradise of social cohesion that late-stage capitalism destroyed doesn’t reckon with the snakes that were always there in this imaginary Eden, including a personal betrayal that’s close to home and only comes slithering out in a moment of drunken weakness.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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In recent years, incidents of tourists behaving badly, including vandalizing temples and engaging in drunken bar fights, have gone viral on social media.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
20 May 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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