недоперепить

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Russian

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Etymology

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From недо- (nedo-, under-) +‎ пере- (pere-, over-) +‎ пить (pitʹ, drink). Literally, underoverdrink.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nʲɪdəpʲɪrʲɪˈpʲitʲ]

Verb

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недоперепи́ть (nedoperepítʹpf (imperfective недоперепива́ть)

  1. (intransitive, colloquial, humorous) to have too much to drink, but to be unsatisfied and want to drink more; to be drunk, but not blacked out

Usage notes

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Sometimes cited as an example of the absurd in Russian word formation, since the prefixes недо- (nedo-) and пере- (pere-) are antonyms.

Conjugation

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