sold cober
sold cober
A humorous misstatement of the expression "cold sober," intended to sound like it was pronounced by a drunk person. The phrase is often used to imply that one is or was not sober. Hey, I'm sold cober. I could totally drive us home—I just don't feel like it right now! What do you mean I was out of line? Why, I was sold cober and acted like a perfect gentleman!
See also: sold
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
sold cober
(ˈsold ˈkobɚ) mod. sober. (A deliberate spoonerism on cold sober. Similar to jober as a sudge.) What do you mean drunk? Why, I’m sold cober.
See also: sold
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (as) jober as a sudge
- as jober as a sudge
- jober
- jober as a sudge
- sudge
- cold sober
- gottle of geer
- you can't spell (something) without (something else)
- this just in
- just another day in paradise