Verboticism: Candyhammered
DEFINITION: v., To prepare for holiday events where you must chat with irritating co-workers or nagging relatives, by consuming just enough alcohol to make you feel "relaxed". n., A person who arrives at a party pre-inebriated.
Candyhammered
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: kandēhamərd
Sentence: Joe didn*t really mean to show up at the company holiday party woozy. The boss gave him a large box of rum-laced chocolates as a gift and he sampled a few to be polite and then a few more. By party time he was candyhammered.
Etymology: candy (a sweet food made with sugar or syrup combined with fruit, chocolate, or nuts) + hammered (drunk)
Points: 509