DD13

When a drinker is just beginning to show the effects of the liquor, you say he’s ________.

FEELING GOOD 143
GETTING HIGH 113
TIPSY 107
HIGH 97
FEELING HIS OATS 32
GETTING DRUNK 28
GETTING TIGHT 27
GETTING TIPSY 26
TIGHT 23
FEELING NO PAIN 16
HAPPY 16
FEELING HIGH 13
FEELING IT 12
INTOXICATED 11
DRUNK 10
WOOZY 10
GETTING A BUZZ 9
GETTING WARMED UP 9
GOT A GLOW ON 9
UNDER THE INFLUENCE 9
FEELING HAPPY 7
LIT 7
LITTLE TIPSY 7
SLIGHTLY INEBRIATED 7
FEELING HIS DRINKS 6
FEELING HIS LIQUOR 6
LITTLE HIGH 6
SLIGHTLY INTOXICATED 6
BEGINNING TO FEEL IT 5
FEELING FINE 5
GETTING A GLOW ON 5
INEBRIATED 5
LITTLE TIGHT 5
SILLY 5
SLIGHTLY TEAD 5
STEWED 5
DIZZY 4
GETTING SILLY 4
HALF-DRUNK 4
LIT UP 4
STARTING TO FEEL IT 4
BEGINNING TO SHOW IT 3
GETTING AN EDGE ON 3
GETTING BOOZY 3
GETTING HAPPY 3
GETTING LOADED 3
GETTING STONED 3
HALF-SEAS-OVER 3
HALF-STEWED 3
MELLOW 3
STARTING TO FEEL GOOD 3
STARTING TO GET DRUNK 3
UNDER THE WEATHER 3
WARMING UP 3
ACTING SILLY 2
BEEN DRINKING 2
BEGINNING TO FEEL WOOZY 2
DRINKING TOO MUCH 2
FEELING GAY 2
FEELING HIS CHEERIOS 2
FEELING PRETTY GOOD 2
FEELING WOOZY 2
FULL 2
GAY 2
GETTING A BUN ON 2
GETTING A BUZZ ON 2
GETTING A JAG ON 2
GETTING A LITTLE TIPSY 2
GETTING A LITTLE WOOZY 2
GETTING DIZZY 2
GETTING FUNNY 2
GETTING INTOXICATED 2
GETTING PLASTERED 2
GETTING STEWED 2
GETTING STIFF 2
GETTING TEAD UP 2
GOING 2
GOT A GLOW 2
GOT AN EDGE ON 2
HAD A FEW 2
HALF-LIT 2
HALF-SHOT 2
IN HIS CUPS 2
LIQUORED UP 2
LITTLE BOOZY 2
MILDLY INTOXICATED 2
ON THE WAY 2
SLAP-HAPPY 2
THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND 2
A FOOL 1
ABOUT THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND 1
AGLOW 1
A-SHOWIN’ OUT 1
A-TAPPIN’ THE BOTTLE 1
BALMY 1
BECOMING ALCOHOLIC 1
BECOMING BURNED OUT 1
BECOMING HOOKED 1
BECOMING INTOXICATED 1
BEGINNING TO FEEL GOOD 1
BEGINNING TO FEEL HAPPY 1
BEGINNING TO FEEL OATS 1
BEGINNING TO FEEL TIGHT 1
BEGINNING TO GET HIGH 1
BEGINNING TO GET LOADED 1
BEGINNING TO GET TIPSY 1
BEGINNING TO HIT THE BOTTLE 1
BEGINNING TO REEL 1
BENDING OVER 1
BETTER IF HE’D GONE TWICE AFTER THE SAME LOAD 1
BIT TEAD UP 1
BIT TIDDLY 1
BIT TIPSY 1
BIT WOBBLY 1
BITING THEM OFF 1
BOOZED UP 1
BOOZER 1
BOOZY 1
BOUT HAD ENOUGH 1
BUZZED 1
COARSE 1
COMIN’ ON 1
COMING 1
COMMENCIN’ 1
COMMENCIN’ TO FEEL IT 1
DELIRIUM TREMENS 1
DRAMLING 1
DRINKING 1
EATING HIS OATS 1
FEEL HIS OATS 1
FEEL THE DRINKS 1
FEELING 1
FEELING DIZZY 1
FEELING EXCELLENT 1
FEELING FRISKY 1
FEELING GROOVY 1
FEELING HIS ALCOHOL 1
FEELING HIS BOOZE 1
FEELING HIS ONIONS 1
FEELING IT A LITTLE 1
FEELING KINDA HIGH 1
FEELING OKAY 1
FEELING THE EFFECT 1
FEELS A LITTLE GOOD 1
FLUSHED 1
FLYING HIGH 1
FOOL IF HE DON’T QUIT 1
FUNNY 1
GET HAPPY 1
GET WARM UP 1
GETTING A GLOW 1
GETTING A LITTLE BOOZY 1
GETTING A LITTLE HIGH 1
GETTING A LITTLE INEBRIATED 1
GETTING A LOAD ON 1
GETTING A SNOOTFUL 1
GETTING A THRILL 1
GETTING ABOUT ALL HE NEEDS 1
GETTING AN ANSWER 1
GETTING BARRELLED UP 1
GETTING BLEARY-EYED 1
GETTING BOOZED UP 1
GETTING CROCKED 1
GETTING DOPEY 1
GETTING FULL 1
GETTING HIM 1
GETTING HIS EARS BACK 1
GETTING IN 1
GETTING KIND OF WOOZY 1
GETTING LIGHT-HEADED 1
GETTING LIT 1
GETTING LIT UP 1
GETTING LOADING 1
GETTING LOOPED 1
GETTING LOOSE 1
GETTING ON ONE 1
GETTING POTTED 1
GETTING PRETTY FULL 1
GETTING PRETTY HIGH 1
GETTING READY 1
GETTING SHAKY 1
GETTING SOFT 1
GETTING SOUSED 1
GETTING STARTED 1
GETTING TANKED UP 1
GETTING THE HABIT 1
GETTING THERE 1
GETTING TO BE A DRUNKARD 1
GETTING TO FEEL HIS LIQUOR 1
GETTING TOO FULL 1
GETTING TOPSY 1
GETTING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 1
GETTING UP HIGH 1
GETTING WARMED 1
GETTING WASTED 1
GETTING WOOZY 1
GIDDY 1
GOING UNDER 1
GOOD AND HIGH 1
GOOD-HUMORED 1
GOT A BLOW ON 1
GOT A BUZZ 1
GOT A JAG 1
GOT A LITTLE POLLY ON 1
GOT A RUM NOSE 1
GOT ABOUT ENOUGH 1
GOT HIS SNOWSUIT ON AND HEADING NORTH 1
GOT SOME IN HIM 1
GROGGY 1
HAD A COUPLE DRINKS 1
HAD A DRAM 1
HAD A FEW DRINKS 1
HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH 1
HAD A SHOT OR TWO 1
HAD A SNORT 1
HAD ENOUGH TO MAKE HIM NOISY 1
HAD ONE OR TWO 1
HAD ONE TOO MANY 1
HALF IN THE BAG 1
HALF-HIGH 1
HALF-INTOXICATED 1
HALF-LIT UP 1
HALF-SEAS-UNDER 1
HALF-SLAMMED 1
HALF-TIGHT 1
HANGING ONE ON 1
HAPPY DRUNK 1
HAS A BUN ON 1
HAVE A BUZZ 1
HAVE A BUZZ ON 1
HE FEELS A GLOW 1
HE FEELS IT 1
HEE-HAWING AROUND 1
HIGH AS A KITE 1
HIS NOSE IS GITTIN’ RED 1
HITTING ‘EM UP 1
HITTING IT A LITTLE 1
HOT 1
IN A GLOW 1
IN IT NOW 1
IN THE BAG 1
INFLUENCED 1
IT’S BEGINNING TO KICK 1
IT’S GETTING HIM 1
IT’S GITTIN’ TO ‘IM 1
IT’S GOT AHOLD OF HIM AND HE CAN’T LET GO 1
IT’S SHOWING ON HIM 1
IT’S WORKING ON HIM 1
JUST A LITTLE MELLOW 1
JUST BEGINNING TO FEEL HIS OATS 1
JUST GETTING HAPPY 1
JUST GETTING HIGH 1
JUST SHOWING SIGNS 1
KIND OF HIGH 1
KIND OF INTOXICATED 1
KIND OF WOOZY 1
LIGHT-HEADED 1
LIGHTING UP 1
LIT UP A LITTLE BIT 1
LITTLE OFF THE BEAM 1
LITTLE SLOSHED 1
LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER 1
LITTLE WOOZY 1
LIVENING UP A BIT 1
LOADED 1
LOADING UP 1
LOOKS BOOZY 1
LOOSENING UP 1
LUSH 1
MAKING A TRIP TO BALTIMORE 1
MAUDLIN 1
MELLOWING 1
MILLIONAIRE 1
MOUTHY 1
NEARLY OFF HIS ROCKER 1
NOT FEELING ANY PAIN 1
NOT SUFFERING ANY 1
OILED UP 1
OLD SOT 1
ON HIS OATS 1
ON HIS WAY DOWN 1
ON HIS WAY OUT 1
ON HIS WAY TO A GOOD DRUNK 1
OOZY 1
PAFISTICATED 1
PARTLY LIT UP 1
PEONIED 1
PICKLED 1
PIFFLICATED 1
PIPED 1
PLEASANTLY INTOXICATED 1
POCITO 1
PRIMED UP 1
RELAXING 1
RUM-DUM 1
SHEET AND A HALF TO THE WIND 1
SHINED UP 1
SHOULD GO HOME 1
SHOWING HIS TIPSINESS 1
SHOWING IT 1
SLIGHT BUZZ 1
SLIGHTLY BUZZED 1
SLIGHTLY TEAD UP 1
SLIGHTLY TIPSY 1
SLIGHTLY UNDER THE INFLUENCE 1
SNOCKERED UP 1
SOUSED 1
SPIFFLICATED 1
SPIFFOCATED 1
SPLIFFERCATED 1
SQUIFFY 1
STAGGERY 1
STARTED AT IT 1
STARTED TO DRINK 1
STARTING TO FEEL PRETTY GOOD 1
STARTING TO FEEL ROSY 1
STARTING TO GET LIT UP 1
STARTING TO GLOW 1
STARTING TO SHOW HIS DRINK 1
STEAMED UP 1
STEWED UP 1
SURE GETTING TIGHT 1
SWACKED 1
TANKED 1
TEAD 1
TEAD-UP 1
THERE’S A BUZZ 1
THICK-TONGUED 1
THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND 1
TIPPED 1
TIPPING 1
TIPPLY 1
TONGUE BEGINS TO WAG 1
TOP-HEAVY 1
TOP-LOADED 1
TOSTICATED 1
TUNED UP A LITTLE 1
TWO SHEETS IN THE WIND 1
TYING ONE ON 1
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR 1
WARMED UP 1
WHITTIN STEWED 1
WINO 1

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