Australian and New Zealand slang for drunk — solidly, undeniably, not-driving-home drunk.
Australian and New Zealand slang for drunk — solidly, undeniably, not-driving-home drunk. 'Shickered' has an authoritative ring to it; you don't use it for mildly tipsy, only for the real deal. The word has been embedded in Australian English since at least the colonial era and carries a kind of cheerful resignation — being shickered is presented as a natural end state, not a cause for alarm. It remains current and well-understood across both Australia and New Zealand.
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Fershnickered is a wonderfully clunky way to say someone is completely hammered — drunk or high beyond any functional use. The word has a comic, almost cartoon quality to it, like something a befuddled uncle might mutter. It sits in the same jovial, slightly old-fashioned register as sloshed or schnockered, and it sounds exactly like what it means.
(Australia, slang) An unproductive claim or mine; a duffer.
(UK, slang) drunk.
(AU, slang) Drunk.
By the time the footy match ended, half the pub was absolutely shickered and trying to remember where they'd parked.
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(AU, NZ, colloquial) Drunk.
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