cup-shot
"cup-shot" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cup-shot” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Intoxicated; drunk.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cup-shot · cup-shot · English
cup-shot · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cup-shot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cup-shot” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cup-shot is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Intoxicated; drunk.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for cup-shot, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: England, late 15th century–early 19th century. From cup (“drinking vessel”) + shot (“discharged, cleared”). The correct English form is cup-shot, spelled C-U-P---S-H-O-T.
Definition
- 1Intoxicated; drunk.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cup-shot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
At this time the ſpring-tide of their mirth ſo drowned their ſouls; that the Turks coming in upon them, cut every one of their throats, to the number of twentie^([sic]) thouſand: and quickly they were ſtabbed with the ſword that were cup-ſhot before. A day which the Dutch may well write in their Kalendars^([sic]) in red letters died with their own bloud;^…
A young Enchantresse close by him did stand / Tapping his plump thighes with a mirtle wand: / She smil'd; he kist; and kissing, cull'd her too; / And being cup-shot, more he co'd not doe.
Etymology
England, late 15th century–early 19th century. From cup (“drinking vessel”) + shot (“discharged, cleared”).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.