drunk and disorderly
Tipsy public nuisance
Drunk and disorderly describes the state of being intoxicated in public while behaving in a way that disturbs others—stumbling, shouting, fighting, or causing a scene.
The phrase appears most often as a legal charge: He was arrested for drunk and disorderly.
It can also describe behavior more loosely: The party got a little drunk and disorderly toward the end.
- alcohol abuseHarmful pattern of drinking
- bar fightViolent pub altercation
- community safetyProtection of local residents
- public intoxicationInebriation in shared spaces
- open containerReceptacle without a lid
belligerence · harm reduction · arrest · police custody · shouting · disturbing the peace · criminal record · addiction · stumbling · vandalism · chemical dependency · breach of peace · public nuisance · hangover · morning after · misdemeanor · court hearing · probation
- misdemeanorsmisdemeanor, petty theft, public intoxication, petty larceny, shoplifting
- public disturbancesriot, brawl, disturbing the peace, breach of peace, affray
- public offensesriot, affray, public nuisance, breach of peace, unlawful assembly
- alcohol licensingalcohol licensing, liquor license, off-licence, off-license, off-licenses
- minor offensesminor offense, white lie, petty offense, fib, jaywalking
drunk and disorderlycomposed
Calm and self-possessed
well-behaved · dignified · decorous · respectable · proper
drunk and disorderlylaw-abiding
Following established rules
peaceable · in good standing · good behavior · compliant · upstanding
drunk, disorderly, drinks, drinking, drinker, drinkers, order, orders, ordered