good drunk

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von good drunk im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties

The boss and my fellow workers were well aware of my drinking habits, but I had always been able to keep my wits about me. I was a good drunk, as they say.

Türkische aussprache

gîd drʌngk

Aussprache

/gəd ˈdrəɴɢk/ /ɡɪd ˈdrʌŋk/

Etymologie

() Probably first used in literature in this manner by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises (1926). Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (1926), p. 148 of 1954 Scribner's edition: "Mike was a bad drunk. Brett was a good drunk. Bill was a good drunk. Cohn was never drunk. Mike was unpleasant after he passed a certain point."