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High as a Georgia pine
Meaning
- Used to describe someone who is extremely intoxicated or under the influence of substances. It implies a state of elevation that is quite significant.
Folksy, descriptive
Used in a sentence
- After that second round of mint juleps, he was high as a Georgia pine.
- I do not know what he was taking, but he was high as a Georgia pine by midnight.
- She was laughing at everything, clearly high as a Georgia pine.
The backstory
This is a classic Southern regionalism that draws a comparison to the tall pine trees found throughout Georgia. It relies on the imagery of looking way up to see the top of the tree.
Heard in
The South
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