Fried
Fried adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.
Usage example: grew up in a family in which Dad got fried on every weekend and holiday
Straight
Straight adjective - Not having one's mind affected by alcohol.
Usage example: I'll drive the car, since I seem to be the only one of us who is straight at the moment
Both words in one sentence
- Harry shows tendencies towards this in The Wizard in the Shadows, with generally whatever has been stupid enough to push the Berserk Button of hurting his friends being fried or straight up vaporised and a crater the size of a soccer pitch being left behind.
Source: Papa Wolf / Fan Fic - Played straight in the fourth volume of Dorothy of Oz with Dopey asking Grumpy if he can have his helmet if said older dwarf dies after nearly being fried alive by Mara's lightning powers.
Source: If You Die, I Call Your Stuff -
In The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Billy's dad Harold is depicted as a straight example in the episode The Secret Snake Club VS P.E.. Billy's classmates go to him to be excused from gym class by offering him fried food such as fried cheese sticks.
Source: Back-Alley Doctor
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