English · Idiom Candidate

drunk as Chloe

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Meaning · English

Very drunk.

Drunk as Chloe; she must have been an uproarious lass.

Quoted attestation: 1823, Drink, entry in Jon Badcock, Slang: A Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, the Pit, or Bon-Ton, page 71,

Sources & notes

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Common questions

What does “drunk as Chloe” mean?

Very drunk.

Is “drunk as Chloe” formal or informal?

drunk as Chloe is generally colloquial.

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