verb
General Slang
stoating
· verb · scottish
Staggering drunk — bouncing off walls on the way home.
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Definitions
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Steaming drunk to the point you're staggering, bouncing along like a rubber ball. Often 'stoating aboot' — wobbling in and out of the road on the walk hame.
“He wis stoatin' doon Sauchiehall Street at hauf two.”
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Literally bouncing — a ball stoats off the pavement. 'Stoating rain' = rain so heavy it bounces back up off the ground.
“Look at it stoatin' aff the windae.”
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stoating In A Sentence
He wis stoatin' doon Sauchiehall Street at hauf two.
Look at it stoatin' aff the windae.
Origin & Usage
From Scots 'stot' (to bounce, rebound), of uncertain origin — possibly from Middle Dutch 'stoten' (to push).
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