"have drink taken" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has drink taken [present, singular, third-person], having drink taken [participle, present], had drink taken [participle, past], had drink taken [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> drink taken}} have drink taken (third-person singular simple present has drink taken, present participle having drink taken, simple past and past participle had drink taken)
  1. (UK, Ireland, colloquial, humorous) To be (extremely) drunk. Tags: Ireland, UK, colloquial, humorous
    Sense id: en-have_drink_taken-en-verb--QEDtgtR Categories (other): British English, Irish English

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