stunned
stun a .he said, "Let's carry home Uncle Jack - he's gettin' pretty stunned." (ie drunk, dazed etc. Here definitely means _drunk_. The pronunciation causes difficulty. It could be interpreted (by me, that is) as _stoned_, but I think that the word is best rendered as _stunne...
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/55486 |
| Summary: | stun a .he said, "Let's carry home Uncle Jack - he's gettin' pretty stunned." (ie drunk, dazed etc. Here definitely means _drunk_. The pronunciation causes difficulty. It could be interpreted (by me, that is) as _stoned_, but I think that the word is best rendered as _stunned_ here. Yes DNE-cit J.D.A. WIDDOWSON JUL 1973 [_stunned_ corroborated by Mr. Charlie Spurrell of St. John's, AUG.1.1973. = DRUNK] JW Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 2 Used I stunpoll, 'blockhead', stunned whooper |
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