how came you so

adj

Definitions

  1. Drunk.

    • A very little man, very 'how came you so,' / Went home on a dingy night; / It was past twelve o'clock, he'd a long way to go, / And he walk'd like a crab, left and right.
    • Wine took a large part in the Egyptian ritual, […] and in private life women were not restricted in its use. In fact, the ungallant Egyptians have left behind them several delineations of ladies in a decided state of "how came you so?"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA