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drunker than cooter brown
What does drunker than cooter brown mean?
Very drunk. Cooter Brown is a legendary figure said to have stayed drunk to avoid the Civil War draft.
"By midnight he was drunker than Cooter Brown."
Origin
Southern idiom referencing the folk character Cooter Brown, the byword for total drunkenness.
Frequently asked questions
What does "drunker than Cooter Brown" mean?
It means extremely intoxicated, using Cooter Brown as the byword for total drunkenness.
Who was Cooter Brown?
A legendary folk figure said to have stayed drunk to avoid being drafted into the Civil War, which is why his name became shorthand for drunkenness.
Where is the phrase used?
It's a Southern American idiom.
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