tired and emotional

English

Etymology

First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine.

Adjective

tired and emotional (comparative more tired and emotional, superlative most tired and emotional)

(Britain, humorous, idiomatic, euphemistic) Drunk.
- 2006, Private Eye
  Harry was "fired up. He'd been drinking and was tired and emotional.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:drunk

单词	tired and emotional
释义	tired and emotional English Etymology First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine. Adjective tired and emotional (comparative more tired and emotional, superlative most tired and emotional) (Britain, humorous, idiomatic, euphemistic) Drunk. 2006, Private Eye Harry was "fired up. He'd been drinking and was tired and emotional. Synonyms See Thesaurus:drunk
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