over the eight

badly drunk, having consumed more than the eight drinks which would usually be enough for the average person to become very merry

"I didn't think twice, I was three or four over the eight, I didn't care if the girl was a coyote date" from the song "You'll Do"

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One over the eight

Extremely intoxicated (drunk or pissed, whatever your preference)

"Call her a taxi, will you? She's had one over the eight and needs to go home."

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