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Brahms

slang Drunk. The term comes from rhyming slang in which "Brahms" is short for "Brahms and Liszt," which rhymes with "pissed" (drunk). Primarily heard in UK. Do you remember last night at the pub at all, or were you completely Brahms? Well, I must have been Brahms if I got up and did karaoke at the bar last night! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's Brahms.

Brahms and Liszt

slang Drunk. The phrase comes from rhyming slang in which "Brahms and Liszt" rhymes with "pissed" (drunk). Primarily heard in UK. Do you remember last night at the pub at all, or were you completely Brahms and Liszt? Well, I must have been Brahms and Liszt if I got up and did karaoke at the bar last night! Help him get home, will ya? He started drinking whiskey, and now he's Brahms and Liszt.
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