langered
English
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editAdjective
editlangered (comparative more langered, superlative most langered)
- (slang, Ireland) extremely drunk
- "He was at that awkward stage where oblivion was still three or four drinks away; he was definitely pissed, but not quite langered enough not to care."[1]
- "Goes out for a few jars. Meets three young Irish Army fellaas on leave from the Lebanon. Gets langered. Wakes up in their flat next morning, in nothing but her knickers, awful hangover."[2]
Usage notes
edit- Originally and mainly restricted to County Cork.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:drunk
References
editFurther reading
edit- The Gentrification of Langer?, Finbarr Barry, peoplesrepublicofcork
- langered, langers from the Hiberno-English archive