"two pot screamer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-two pot screamer.ogg [Australia] Forms: two pot screamers [plural]
Etymology: From two + pot (“standard glass”) + screamer (“one who yells”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|pot||standard glass}} pot (“standard glass”), {{m|en|screamer||one who yells}} screamer (“one who yells”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} two pot screamer (plural two pot screamers)
  1. (Australia, colloquial) One who becomes talkative or rowdy after consuming a relatively small amount of alcohol; one who quickly becomes intoxicated. Tags: Australia, colloquial Categories (topical): Drinking Synonyms: two-pot screamer Related terms: hold one's liquor

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