Definition
A person who is gloomy or depressed when intoxicated, unable to retain reasonable control of their mental and emotional faculties.
In Context
- "What the hell is happening to me? They are looking at me like I’m drunk, but I’m either a mean drunk or a sad drunk, never a happy drunk. A happy Red Kane is impossible."
- "Mary sighed inwardly. She hadn’t known she was a sad drunk, until now. Maybe the horrible day was catching up with her. “Natalia, can I get more champagne?”"
- "It was worse drunk than sober. Winnie was a sad drunk, a dark drunk; she thought of bad things when there was alcohol in her."
Opposite In Meaning
- good drunk
- happy drunk