# tie one on

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To drink alcohol excessively, to the point of being drunk

## Etymology
From earlier tie a bun on, where bun means “bender, drunken spree” and probably comes from bung. First attested in the 1940s.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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