tipsy
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tipsy
- /ˈtɪp.si/
Rhymes with -ɪpsi
Where it comes from
From tips + -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.
adjective tipsier · tipsiest
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Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
A popular conception has fresh air bowling tipsy men over when they come into contact with it.
Similar: buzzed
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Unsteady, askew.
Similar: off-kilter
- Containing alcohol. tipsy apple pie
Similar: merry, squiffy, precarious, tottering, wobbly, rickety
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adj slightly drunk
| Español | achispado, piripi, tiznado, turuleco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 살짝 취한 saljjak chwihan |
| 日本語 | ほろ酔い horoyoi |
| 中文 | 有點醉 /有点醉 yǒudiǎn zuì, 微醉 wēizuì, wéizuì, 微醺 wēixūn, wéixūn |
| Português | alegre, ligeiramente embriagado, alto, tocado |
| Français | éméché, égayé, gris, pompette |
| Deutsch | angeheitert, beschwipst, betütert, angetrunken, bedudelt |
| Italiano | brillo, alticcio, allegro, allegretto |
| Ελληνικά | ψιλομεθυσμένος psilomethysménos |
| Română | beat, amețit, cherchelit |
| Русский | подвы́пивший podvýpivšij |
| Tiếng Việt | ngà ngà, tàng tàng |
| العربية | سكران قليلاً sukrān qalīlan |
Talk about this word "tipsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tipsy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tipsy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tipsy "tipsy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tipsy.Cite this
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