Brahms en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Shortened from the rhyming slang Brahms and Liszt for "pissed".
Meanings
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(Cockney, slang) Pissed, drunk.
Now if we can all avoid getting Brahms at lunchtime, we'll be fine. Actually that is proving less of a problem the more we gig. No one drinks, snorts or smokes anything (other than fags) before shows.
2010, Luke James, Stairway to Nowhere, page 39:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Brahms | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Brahms | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |