# have a snootful

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/have-a-snootful
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To be drunk.

## Examples

- He had a snootful and started singing loudly.
- After having a snootful at the party, he decided it was best to take a taxi home.
- The reveler, having clearly had a snootful, stumbled through the tavern door and began regaling the patrons with incoherent stories.

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