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foxed
adjective · 18th centuryA sly, bushy-tailed way to describe the fuzzy-headed result of last night's indulgence.
Being in a state of drunkenness or experiencing the messy aftereffects of a heavy night.
In the wild
“She felt rather foxed after the wedding reception and decided to skip the morning meeting.”
Origin
Commonly used in the 18th century to describe being drunk or confused; recorded in Grose's dictionary.
Sources·Grose's Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811)/Oxford English Dictionary
Etymologist commentary·Dave Wilton, Wordorigins.org
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