What it means
Means properly drunk, not just a bit merry. If someone's cut, they're past the tidy pint stage and into the soft-headed, loud-hearted zone where they're singing, hugging people, talking pure shite, and making emotional speeches they'll barely defend in daylight. It's common in Irish and UK chat, often said with a bit of fond judgement.
Usage examples
"He was cut at the wedding, roaring The Fields of Athenry, hugging strangers, then firing off 2am texts like a poet on a session."
"By the third round of the stag do, half the lads were proper cut and singing to the taxi rank."
"She was so cut after the wedding that she tried to thank the cardboard cutout for coming."
"State of him after six pints, absolutely cut and telling the barman he was a gentleman of the highest order."
"We only meant to stay for one, then Aoife got cut and started hugging everyone outside the chipper."
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