Friday 26th July 2024
    Difficulty: Hard

    Drunkonyms (Quiz #616)

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    Questions based on a study by two German linguists, who compiled a list of words in English meaning "drunk". The study used four sources: the Oxford English Dictionary, Collins Dictionary’s thesaurus, Wiktionary’s thesaurus, and the audience of BBC One’s Booze programme.

    1. How many words are there in the English language for "drunk", according to the study?

    2. Which comedian regularly performed a routine, in which she or he argued that “drunkonyms” could be created simply by adding “-ed” to any word, such as “Gazeboed”?

    3. Which of these was listed by all four sources used in the study?

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