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In Nelson's time Royal Navy junior ensign's were known as "newts." Being so young it didn't take much rum to become inebriated. Hence the expression "pissed as a newt."
Celebrating too quickly, he became as pissed as a newt.
Pissed= Inebriated
Newt= small semi-amphibian member of the salamander group.
Pissed= Inebriated
Newt= small semi-amphibian member of the salamander group.
by Lobsangridcully January 26, 2016
Apr 25 Word of the Day
v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem
n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem
(from a TV ad for HD television)
n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem
(from a TV ad for HD television)
The committee commenced blamestorming over the situation rather than seeking solutions to the problem.
by TBea April 22, 2008
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Too drunk to walk straight. Reference to the natural wobbling gait of a newt.
See also newted, pissed and As nissed as a pewt
See also newted, pissed and As nissed as a pewt
by ud40 March 11, 2005