Can any English word be turned into a synonym for "drunk"? Not all, but many can.
"Drunkonyms fit in well with English linguistic and humorous traditions.”
Source: arstechnica.com
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546 words for getting drunk in English
The English have an enormous vocabulary for describing intoxication. A new report from German linguists Christina Sanchez-Stockhammer (Chemnitz University of Technology) and Peter Uhrig (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg) examined why British people have such a large number of words to express the idea of being drunk in a humorous way — so-called "drunkonyms" like “hammered” or
United Kingdom Christina Sanchez Stockhammer Chemnitz University Of Technology Peter Uhrig University Of Erlangen Christina Sanchez Stockhammer Chemnitz University Peter Uhrig
Source: theworld.org
The 546 English words for drunk
A new study by two German linguists has discovered that there are 546 words in the English language to describe being drunk.
United Kingdom Peter Uhrig Adrian Quist Bernard Langered Christina Sanchez Stockhammer Michael Mcintyre
Source: thedrinksbusiness.com