Dictionary

tipsy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɪp.si/
• tĭpʹsē
• (US) audio

Etymology

From tips + -y. Compare artsy, folksy, and sudsy.

Meanings

1. (informal, slang) Slightly drunk, fuddled, staggering, foolish as a result of drinking alcoholic beverages.
   • A popular conception has fresh air bowling tipsy men over when they come into contact with it. 1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 109:
   • I was too tipsy to protest. 2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 41:
2. Unsteady, askew.
3. (informal) Containing alcohol.
   • tipsy apple pie

Forms

Deriveds

tipsiness · tipsy cake · tipsy key · tipsy laird · untipsy · tipsify · tipsy pudding · tipsily

Synonyms

buzzed (slightly drunk) · squiffy · rickety · wobbly · precarious · off-kilter (unsteady) · tottering · merry

Translations (76)

vi tàng tàng (slightly drunk) · es piripi (slightly drunk) · nl tipsy (slightly drunk) · fr gris (slightly drunk) · gl tomado (slightly drunk) · mn бага зэрэг согтуурууд (slightly drunk) · lo ເມົາພໍປະມານ (slightly drunk) · lv viegli iereibis (slightly drunk) · lld la sentì (slightly drunk) · is kominn í glas (slightly drunk) · es tiznado (slightly drunk) · tl balasing (slightly drunk) · io ebrieta (slightly drunk) · gl aluspado (slightly drunk) · it allegretto (slightly drunk) · de angeheitert (slightly drunk) · cs líznutý (slightly drunk) · sv dragen (slightly drunk) · fr éméché (slightly drunk) · nn brisen (slightly drunk) · ru подвы́пивший (slightly drunk) · pt alegre (slightly drunk) · uk п'яне́нький (slightly drunk) · nb bedugget (slightly drunk) · ko 살짝 취한 (slightly drunk) · ro amețit (slightly drunk) · bg пийнал (slightly drunk) · vi ngà ngà (slightly drunk) · lt truputį įkaušęs (slightly drunk) · sv salongsberusad (slightly drunk) · de bedudelt (slightly drunk) · is góðglaður (slightly drunk) · de beschwipst (slightly drunk) · pt tocado (slightly drunk) · fr égayé (slightly drunk) · cmn 有點醉 /有点醉 (slightly drunk) · nl aangeschoten (slightly drunk) · mn бага зэрэг согтуу (slightly drunk) · de angetrunken (slightly drunk) · it allegro (slightly drunk) · fa ملنگ (slightly drunk) · nrf alleunmé (slightly drunk) · de betütert (slightly drunk) · gl peneque (slightly drunk) · eo duonebria (slightly drunk) · pl podchmielony (slightly drunk) · it alticcio (slightly drunk) · el ψιλομεθυσμένος (slightly drunk) · no brisen (slightly drunk) · ar سكران قليلاً (slightly drunk) · nb pussa (slightly drunk) · ja ほろ酔い (slightly drunk) · fi huppelissa (slightly drunk) · sv lätt berusad (slightly drunk) · tl malainibay (slightly drunk) · nrf souard (slightly drunk) · pt ligeiramente embriagado (slightly drunk) · da letpåvirket (slightly drunk) · la ēbriolus (slightly drunk) · kea fusku (slightly drunk) · cmn 微醺 (slightly drunk) · th เมานิดหน่อย (slightly drunk) · ro beat (slightly drunk) · gd fo-mhisgeach (slightly drunk) · cmn 微醉 (slightly drunk) · ro cherchelit (slightly drunk) · da let beruset (slightly drunk) · es achispado (slightly drunk) · it brillo (slightly drunk) · es turuleco (slightly drunk) · fr pompette (slightly drunk) · pt alto (slightly drunk) · gl alegre (slightly drunk) · nl teut (slightly drunk) · fi juovuksissa (slightly drunk) · nb brisen (slightly drunk)