Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a brick in one's hat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables: have a brick- in one's hat
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

2

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be drunk.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Seated at the same table with our Mr.—, was a gentleman, who, to use the current phrase, ‘had a brick in his hat.’"

Etymology

See brick in one's hat.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

has a brick in one's hat (present, singular) having a brick in one's hat (participle, present) had a brick in one's hat (participle, past) had a brick in one's hat (past)

Questions

What does have a brick in one's hat mean?: To be drunk.
Where does have a brick in one's hat come from?: See brick in one's hat.

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