Meaning of soberversary | Babel Free
ˌsəʊ.bə(ɹ)ˈvɜːs(ə)ɹiDefinitions
The anniversary of a person's sobriety.
Examples
“And some of the golden ones even remember⟳ my soberversary and send⟳ me congratulations every year.”
“The second man I dated was Luca, who I also found on Tinder; we went our sometime around my one-year soberversary. Again, I didn't tell⟳ this man that I didn't drink⟳ before we went out; I just didn't drink⟳ on our first date⟳, and that led to an easy and natural conversation about sobriety.”
“She checked in to the sobriety group, remembering belatedly that his was her two-month soberversary. She posted: Yay! It's my two-month soberversary today. I celebrated by going for a lovely walk⟳ on the Malvern Hills, then doing some writing. I really think⟳ I can do this!”
“Your Soberversary A very little-known perk of sobriety is that you get⟳ to add⟳ a whole new celebration to the calendar – your sober anniversary!”
“The few who really got it, who remembered my soberversary, who […]”
“the month of my seventh soberversary. And guess⟳ how long credit history is stored for, in the UK? Seven years. It felt like⟳ fiscal serendipity at its finest.”
“Soberversary: anniversary of a person's sobriety.”
“I count⟳ 4 September as my ‘soberversary’ because I didn't drink⟳ from the 3 September. In this 24-hour period, I decided that was it. I was done with alcohol.”
“My second soberversary falls at the end⟳ of our first week in Snoqualmie. I sit⟳ at the window that morning with my coffee and laptop open⟳ to an empty Facebook draft, wondering if I'm about to self-destruct.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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