skinful

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

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