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/shik"euhr/, n. Slang.1. alcoholic liquor.2. a drunkard.[1890-95; < Yiddish shiker (see SHICKERED) by back formation from SHICKERED]
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shicker — [shik′ər] adj. [Yiddish shiker < Heb shikor: see CIDER] DRUNK (sense 1) n. DRUNKARD … English World dictionary
shicker — adj drunk. The word is used primarily in the USA and Australia. It is from shikker, the Yiddish word for inebriated, which itself is from the Hebrew shikor. ► You re stoned, Bazza! ► Come off it just a bit shicker. (Bazza Comes into His Own,… … Contemporary slang
shicker — /ˈʃɪkə/ (say shikuh) Colloquial –noun 1. alcoholic drink. 2. a drunkard. –adjective 3. → shickered. –verb (i) 4. to drink to excess. –phrase 5. on the shicker, intoxicated; drunk. {Yiddish shiker, from Hebrew shikkōr …
shicker — [ ʃɪkə] (also shikker) US & Austral./NZ informal adjective (also shickered, shikkered) drunk. noun a drunk. Origin C19: from Yiddish shiker, from Heb. šikkōr, from šākar be drunk … English new terms dictionary
shicker — shick·er … English syllables
shicker — [“/ika* ] 1. AND schicker; schick … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shicker — adj. (also shickered) Austral. & NZ sl. drunk. Etymology: Yiddish shiker f. Heb. sikkocircr f. sakar be drunk … Useful english dictionary
ered — [“Jika^d] mod. alcohol intoxicated. (From Hebrew shiqor via Yiddish.) □ It took her about ten minutes to get schicker and three days to get sober. □ He’s schick ered, and he’s not going anywhere tonight. 2. n. liquor; beer. □ Fill it up with… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
shickered — /ˈʃɪkəd / (say shikuhd) adjective Colloquial drunk; intoxicated. Also, shicker. {shicker + ed3} …
shikker — variant of shicker * * * shikker, ur varr. shicker a. and n … Useful english dictionary
