well-oiled

[wel-oild]

well-oiled

[wel-oild]
adjective
1.
operating with efficiency: a well-oiled department.
2.
Slang. drunk.

Origin:
1730–40
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an easy or profitable source of livelihood of dubious legality
a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; a source of annoying difficulty or burden; a recurring snag
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well-oiled
 
adj
informal (well oiled when postpositive) drunk

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well-oiled definition


  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : He was well-oiled and couldn't stand up.
  2. mod.
    talkative. : She was sure well-oiled. I thought she'd never stop talking.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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