Meaning of Cooter Brown | Babel Free
Examples
““Yes, sir,” said Private Barton, “it looks like trouble has got a tail-holt on us with a downhill drag. I sometimes feel like going and gittin’ drunk as Cooter Brown”.”
“I’m talkin’ about Admiral Porter, General Quimby, and Ulysses S-hole-fukkin Grant hissef, and he was drunker’n Cooter Brown a large part of the time.”
“In order to avoid military draft, Cooter Brown started drinking excessively every day until the war ended. […] According to this version of the story, the phrase originated from those days, as Cooter Brown’s continuous state of intoxication became legendary.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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