the stumbles
the stumbles
An inability to walk steadily or in a straight line. I'm such a lightweight. I start getting the stumbles after just a couple glasses of wine! Low blood sugar made him lightheaded and gave him the stumbles.
See also: stumble
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
stumbles
(ˈstəmblæz)1. and stum [st?m] and stumble-bumbles (ˈstəmblæˈbəmblæz) n. barbiturates; sedatives; tranquilizers; alcohol. (Drugs.) Kelly was shocked to find a handful of stumble-bumbles in his brother’s jeans.
2. n. the inability to stand up and walk straight. I guess I have the stumbles today. Not enough sleep, I guess.
See also: stumble
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- stumbles
- snuffy
- be loopy
- loopy
- pleasantly plastered
- stumblebum
- waa
- waa-zooed
- whazood