Idiom
good drunk
Meaning
A person who is cheerful and companionable when intoxicated, retaining reasonable control of his or her mental and emotional faculties.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is a good drunk who always makes everyone laugh.”
“Even after a few drinks at the party, he remained a good drunk and kept the conversation light and friendly.”
“While many people become aggressive when they drink, he remains a good drunk, maintaining his composure and pleasant demeanor throughout the evening.”
Examples
simple
“He is a good drunk who always makes everyone laugh.”
contextual
“Even after a few drinks at the party, he remained a good drunk and kept the conversation light and friendly.”
complex
“While many people become aggressive when they drink, he remains a good drunk, maintaining his composure and pleasant demeanor throughout the evening.”
Origin
Probably first used in literature in this manner by Ernest Hemingway in The Sun Also Rises (1926).
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