groggy

adjective · Dialect

An endearing term for the wobbliness that follows a maritime amount of rum.

Dazed or weak, historically specifically from the effects of being under the influence of grog.

In the wild

“Though he had long since sobered up, the long night left him feeling entirely groggy.”

Origin

Deriving from grog, the diluted rum ration served to the Royal Navy, it entered regional parlance to describe that shaky, unsteady feeling.