fou

Etymology

From Scots fou. Compare full, a doublet.

adj

  1. (Scotland) Drunk.
    Shand's father had missed the whole thing — getting fou in the pub, more than likely—but his mum had been there, in her best green twinset, her court shoes polished to a shine as high as Shand's. 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 110

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