- skinful
- Noun. A sufficient quantity of alcohol to make one drunk. E.g."I'm not driving anywhere; I've had a skinful and the police are out in force." Informal
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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Skinful — Skin ful, n.; pl. {Skinfuls}. As much as a skin can hold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skinful — ► NOUN Brit. informal ▪ enough alcoholic drink to make one drunk … English terms dictionary
skinful — [skinfool΄] n. pl. skinfuls 1. as much as a skin container can hold 2. Informal a) as much as the stomach can hold b) enough alcoholic liquor to make one drunk … English World dictionary
skinful — n. an intoxicating quantity of liquor; enough liquor. (See also have a skinful.) □ He’s got a skinful and can’t drive. □ She knows enough to stop drinking before she gets a skinful … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
skinful — skin|ful [ˈskınful] n have a skinful BrE spoken to drink a lot of alcohol and become drunk … Dictionary of contemporary English
skinful — noun Enough alcoholic drink to cause inebriation. I wasnt thinking straight ndash; Id had a skinful that night … Wiktionary
skinful — skin|ful [ skın,ful ] noun have a skinful BRITISH INFORMAL to drink a lot of alcohol and get drunk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
skinful — n an excess of alcohol. The word dates from the 18th century and evokes a dis tended belly or bladder. We d better get him home, he s had a skinful … Contemporary slang
skinful — an excessive quantity of intoxicating drink Usually of beer, which suggests derivation from a distended bladder rather than from a wine skin: Take it easy, Larry. You ve got a skinful. (Chandler, 1958) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
skinful — noun have a skinful BrE spoken to drink a lot of alcohol and become drunk … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
