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Sloshed, plastered and gazeboed: why Britons have 546 words for drunkenness (www.theguardian.com)
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[โ€“] radix@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

I've heard that English has many euphemisms for dying and death, but never heard this.

[โ€“] Deebster@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

And if you're posh, you have effectively unlimited choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xewe4mlX2tc