"stocious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more stocious [comparative], most stocious [superlative]
Etymology: Uncertain. The ending -ious or -tious appears to be a mock-Latinate jocular formation. Suggestions for the initial sto- or stot- include: * Arbitrary * From an unidentified Irish word ** David Crystal doubtfully suggests Irish stuagach "pitcher" or Irish stab "stoup". * Jonathon Green suggests Scots stot "totter" * Tony Thorne suggests "a dialect word meaning waterlogged or muddy" (?stodge) Green distinguishes this word from stocious, Caribbean slang for "stylish; good-looking; arrogant", a corruption of ostentatious. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|ga|stuagach}} Irish stuagach, {{der|en|ga|stab}} Irish stab, {{der|en|sco|stot}} Scots stot, {{mention|en|stodge}} stodge, {{m|en|ostentatious}} ostentatious Head templates: {{en-adj}} stocious (comparative more stocious, superlative most stocious)
  1. (Ireland, slang) very drunk, intoxicated Wikipedia link: Green's Dictionary of Slang Tags: Ireland, slang Synonyms: stotious, stoshious
    Sense id: en-stocious-en-adj-nJwU0RS9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Irish English

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