as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy
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Recent Examples of tipsy
Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
Read on to learn why experts say drinking on a plane can spark symptoms beyond feeling tipsy, and make the comedown that much worse.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2025
This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tipsy
Adjective
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Those who are caught routinely speeding in school zones are not any less dangerous than those who drive drunk.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Ward had previously spent two days in jail after suffocating her 2-month-old son while drunk and high.—
Robert McGreevy,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Neighbors said the drunken Queens man who broke into his estranged wife’s home and set off a gas explosion seemed like anything but a ticking time bomb.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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No festivals, no Lilith Fairs — not even a random dive bar on a drunken night out in the ’90s.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Tipsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tipsy. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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