"stale drunk" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stale drunk (not comparable)
  1. (informal) Drunk from a long (possibly overnight) session of drinking alcohol. Tags: informal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-stale_drunk-en-adj-q4V~Yjjr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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