Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sad drunk

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: sad -drunk
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is gloomy or depressed when intoxicated, unable to retain reasonable control of their mental and emotional faculties.

Example Sentences

"What the hell is happening to me? They are looking at me like I’m drunk, but I’m either a mean drunk or a sad drunk, never a happy drunk. A happy Red Kane is impossible."
"Mary sighed inwardly. She hadn’t known she was a sad drunk, until now. Maybe the horrible day was catching up with her. “Natalia, can I get more champagne?”"
"It was worse drunk than sober. Winnie was a sad drunk, a dark drunk; she thought of bad things when there was alcohol in her."

Inflected Forms

sad drunks (plural)

Phrases

hold one's liquor

Frequently Paired Words

hold one's liquor

Antonyms

good drunk happy drunk

Questions

What does sad drunk mean?: A person who is gloomy or depressed when intoxicated, unable to retain reasonable control of their mental and emotional faculties.

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