pie-eyed

[ pahy-ahyd ]

adjectiveSlang.

drunk; intoxicated.

Origin of pie-eyed

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words Nearby pie-eyed

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How to use pie-eyed in a sentence

He's kind of makes her out to look like a kind of a pie-eyed idealist.
David Remnick's 'Bridge' to Obama: Full Transcript | The Daily Beast Video | April 10, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Before going on air, Keyes had his eyes closed as if in prayer while Taitz was jumpy and pie-eyed, like a patient off her meds.
The Obama Haters' Next Move | John Avlon | July 20, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
An' me on'y got religion wintah befo', peekin' roun' pie-eyed, skeered good.
The Faith Healer | William Vaughn Moody
We both got pie-eyed; I was all liquored up, and I guess she was, too.
The Plastic Age | Percy Marks

British Dictionary definitions for pie-eyed

pie-eyed

adjective

a slang term for drunk (def. 1)

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