Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tie one on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: tie one on
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

""Let's tie one on!" said Peachy gaily. "Come on, Eve!" Eve said she couldn't drink a thing. "Besides, it's fattening!""
"Haiti […] was distressed, tropical, ramshackle, overcrowded, poor and on the brink of civil war. […] Its ornate hotels were in a state of decay, yet there was enough alcohol available for a guest to tie one on."

Etymology

From earlier tie a bun on, where bun means “bender, drunken spree” and probably comes from bung. First attested in the 1940s.

Origin

First known use: First attested in the 1940s

Usage

Inflected Forms

ties one on (present, singular) tying one on (participle, present) tied one on (participle, past) tied one on (past)

Frequently Paired Words

drunk

Synonyms

hang one on

Questions

What does tie one on mean?: To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk
Where does tie one on come from?: First known use: First attested in the 1940s.

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