Pronounced: It’s obvious — “BOOT” and “less”, adj
Notes: Not what I guessed
Yesterday’s word
The word shicker, as a noun, means “a drunkard; alcoholic liquor”. As an adjective, it means “drunk”, and as a verb, it means “to drink; to get drunk”.
First usage
Our word came into English in the late 1800s
Background / Comments
Our word came from the Yiddish word shiker, which came from the Hebrew word shikkor, which came from shakar (to be drunk).
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