drunk as chloe

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Very drunk

1823: 'Drunk as Chloe'; she must have been an uproarious lass. — Jon Bee, Slang Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring &c;, page 27. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, Sydney University Press, ISBN 0-424-00113-6.

(Slang) very drunk, inebriated, "plastered
drunk as chloe

    Hyphenation

    drunk as Chlo·e

    Turkish pronunciation

    drʌngk äz klōi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdrəɴɢk ˈaz ˈklōē/ /ˈdrʌŋk ˈæz ˈkloʊiː/

    Etymology

    () Unknown origin. It doesn't originate from the well-known 1875 painting Chloe which was hung at Young and Jacksons hotel in Melbourne in 1883; the phrase pre-dates that, though maybe the painting gave it a boost, or continued currency.
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