Stocious

adj.

Heard in Antrim, Cork, Limerick, Dublin, Cavan and Tipperary

Incapacitated or paralytic from heavy drinking.

In use

He was found stocious asleep under de pool table with me granny's handbag.

Posh English

He was discovered entirely blotto and slumbering beneath the billiard table clutching my maternal grandmother's hand luggage.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Heavy dayA substantial drinking session.
  • In a hoopIn a terrible state, usually incapacitated or paralytic from drink.
  • AirlockedIncapacitated and overwhelmed by heavy drinking.
  • HeavyA large, powerfully built scoundrel or thug.