adjective General Slang

Oliver Twist

· adjective · cockney

Cockney rhyming slang for pissed — drunk.

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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.

“He was completely Oliver by half nine, singing on the karaoke.”
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Oliver Twist In A Sentence

He was completely Oliver by half nine, singing on the karaoke.

Origin & Usage

Cockney rhyming slang, named after Dickens' 1838 character Oliver Twist.

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