Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have drink taken

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: have -drink -tak-en
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be (extremely) drunk.

British usage; Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

"My client had drink taken when he vandalised that wall, Your Honour."
"The coroner wanted to know where the hell he thought he was going, and the Sheep explained that he was “going behind”, for he had drink taken and his bladder was weak."
"Next day on the Earl's Court Road I had drink taken and they said, rather unkindly, that I was seen running down the center of the street swinging an umbrella and that I attacked poor MacDoon who only asked that I desist."

Usage

Inflected Forms

has drink taken (present, singular) having drink taken (participle, present) had drink taken (participle, past) had drink taken (past)

Questions

What does have drink taken mean?: To be (extremely) drunk.

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