nimptopsical
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Defined in the 1737 Drinker's Dictionary, but there is no evidence that the word was in use until recently.
Adjective
[edit]nimptopsical (comparative more nimptopsical, superlative most nimptopsical)
- (humorous) Drunk.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk
- 2010, Nell Leyshon, Bedlam (play), London: Oberon Books Ltd, unnumbered page:
- I may be staggerish, stewed, pidgeon-eyed, nimptopsical […] But drunk, no madam. Not drunk.
- 2016, Regina Jennings, For the Record, Minneapolis, M.N.: Bethany House, →ISBN, page 325:
- You showed up at my wedding nimptopsical, and you expect me to cook you up something fresh? You're lucky you've got anything at all.
References
[edit]- “nimptopsical adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present