"bourré comme un coing" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /bu.ʁe kɔ.m‿œ̃ kwɛ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-bourré comme un coing.wav Forms: bourrée comme un coing [feminine], bourrés comme des coings [masculine, plural], bourrées comme des coings [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “stuffed as a quince”, by extension from bourré (“drunk”). Etymology templates: {{m-g|stuffed as a quince}} “stuffed as a quince”, {{lit|stuffed as a quince}} Literally, “stuffed as a quince” Head templates: {{fr-adj|fp=bourrées comme des coings|mp=bourrés comme des coings}} bourré comme un coing (feminine bourrée comme un coing, masculine plural bourrés comme des coings, feminine plural bourrées comme des coings)
  1. (Europe, simile, slang) pissed as a newt, drunk as a skunk (very drunk) Tags: Europe, slang Categories (topical): Alcoholism Synonyms: plein comme un œuf, plein comme une huître
    Sense id: en-bourré_comme_un_coing-fr-adj-ZQbmQ1X- Categories (other): European French, French entries with incorrect language header, French similes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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