tired and emotional

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Definition of tired and emotional in English English dictionary

Drunk

Harry was fired up. He'd been drinking and was tired and emotional..

Hyphenation

tired and e·mo·tion·al

Turkish pronunciation

tayırd ınd îmōşınıl

Pronunciation

/ˈtīərd ənd əˈmōsʜənəl/ /ˈtaɪɜrd ənd ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

Etymology

() First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine.