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pie-eyed

[pahy-ahyd] /ˈpaɪˌaɪd/
adjective, Slang.
1.
drunk; intoxicated.
Origin
1880-1885
1880-85, Americanism
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British Dictionary definitions for pie-eyed

pie-eyed

adjective
1.
a slang term for drunk (sense 1)
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Slang definitions & phrases for pie-eyed

pie-eyed

adjective
  1. Drunk: the pie-eyed brothers (1904+)
  2. Astonished; wide-eyed: Randall was pie-eyed. His mouth moved, but nothing came out of it (1940+)

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