Drinking & Partying · New Zealand slang

Wobbly boot

The state of being drunk - 'on the wobbly boot'. Old-school and gentle.

"He'd had the wobbly boot on by six."

"Careful, she's on the wobbly boot."

by Bren

Origin & notes

Vintage NZ drunkenness phrase.

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