tired and emotional

First used by the British satirical magazine Private Eye in 1967, in a spoof diplomatic memo to describe the state of cabinet minister George Brown. It is now used as a stock phrase and euphemism to avoid litigation for libel, and the phrase has spread well beyond the magazine.

tired and emotional (comparative more tired and emotional, superlative most tired and emotional)

1. (Britain, humorous, idiomatic, euphemistic) Drunk.
   • 2006, Private Eye

     Harry was "fired up. He'd been drinking and was tired and emotional.

• See Thesaurus:drunk