Yesterday was St Patrick’s Day, known for its partying and boozing. This inspired me to collect a list of Swedish words and expressions for being drunk. Not surprisingly, it seems that Swedes have as many words and expressions for being drunk as they do for snow. Might there be a connection here? Here we go:
1) Full – the usual, neutral word for drunk
2) Dragen – extremely drunk
3) Rund under foten – round under the feet – literally wobbly drunk
4) Bra i gasen – energetic drunk
5) Glad i hatten – happy in the hat – merry drunk
6) Packad – wasted
7) Radiostyrd – radio controlled
8) Aprak – drunk as a monkey
9) Dyngrak – very drunk
10) Tankad – tanked
11) Plakat – very drunk
12) Full som en kastrull – drunk as a saucepan
13) Berusad – tipsy
14) Onykter – tipsy
15) Pruttfull – ‘fart drunk’
16) Överförfriskad – had too much to drink
17) Bladig – tipsy
18) Snygg – drunk (also ‘good looking’)
19) På lyset – lit up
20) I dimman – in the mist
21) Dretfull – very drunk
22) På sniskan – tipsy
23) Kalasad – drunk and been partying
24) På kanelen – on the cinnamon
25) karatefylla – so drunk that you have no body control
26) pissepackad – pissed
27) påverkad – under the influence
28) slirig – tipsy
29) drucken – drunk
30) på pickelurven – between tipsy and drunk
Watching the Swedes 