# drunk as Chloe

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Very drunk.

## Etymology
Possibly a reference to the Chloe mentioned in the poetry of Matthew Prior.
* Australian vernacular usage (reported by Partridge and others) is influenced by, and often thought to refer to, the well-known nude painting Chloé, which was hung briefly (in 1883) at the National Gallery of Victoria, and later (from 1908) at the Young and Jacksons hotel, Melbourne.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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