Oliver Twist
Cockney rhyming slang for pissed — drunk.
Definitions
Drunk. Rhymes with 'pissed', and yes, it's nicked straight off the Dickens novel — the rhyme worked, the name was famous, job done. Often clipped to 'Oliver' on its own once everyone around the table knows the code.
Oliver Twist In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Cockney rhyming slang, named after Dickens' 1838 character Oliver Twist.
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