SHICKER


Meaning of SHICKER in English

[ 'ʃɪkə ]

(also shikker ) US & Austral./NZ informal

■ adjective (also ~ed , shikkered ) drunk.

■ noun a drunk.

Origin

C19: from Yiddish shiker , from Heb. šikkōr , from šākar 'be drunk'.

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