brahms

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Meaning · English

Pissed, drunk.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Now if we can all avoid getting Brahms at lunchtime, we'll be fine. Actually that is proving less of a problem the more we gig. No one drinks, snorts or smokes anything (other than fags) before shows.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “brahms” mean?

Pissed, drunk.

Is “brahms” formal or informal?

brahms is generally slang.