# tired and emotional

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Drunk.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tired, emotional.

## Etymology
First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tired-and-emotional