Kniption

n.

Heard in Tipperary

In a state of extreme intoxication, or to pass out from drinking.

In use

Jasus I was in a pure kniption

Posh English

Good heavens, I was in a state of complete inebriation.

  • A hospital passA reckless or poorly judged pass in sport or metaphorically any action that leaves the…
  • Buck scatteredTo be in a state of extreme intoxication due to over consumption of alcohol. Normally…
  • Drunk as ten dunkeysAn extreme state of inebriation, inevitably followed next day by a monumental hangover…
  • OssifiedIn a state of extreme intoxication, to the point of being rigid or unresponsive.
  • ToytownThe disorienting, cartoonish state of extreme intoxication.
  • State a yaaYou look unwell or in a bad state.