bevvy
bevvy · bevvies · bevvied · bevvying
To get drunkTo get drunk.
/ˈbɛvi/
» He had got himself so bevvied that he went into the wrong house and flaked out on the sofa.
Er hat sich so vollaufen lassen, daß er ins falsche Haus gegangen und auf dem Sofa eingepennt ist.
Er hat sich so vollaufen lassen, daß er im falschen Haus auf dem Sofa eingepennt ist.
Meaning
1 senses(Ireland, UK, slang)To get drunk.
Examples
1 sentencesHe had got himself so bevvied that he went into the wrong house and flaked out on the sofa.
deEr hat sich so vollaufen lassen, daß er ins falsche Haus gegangen und auf dem Sofa eingepennt ist. — Waldelfe
Origin
Clipping of beverage + -y (diminutive suffix).Clipping of beverage + -y (diminutive suffix).
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Forms
bevvies, bevvying, bevvied, bevviedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle