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wet-brain drunk

wet-brain drunk
 n.— «They dropped pills into my mouth from several inches away as if feeding a baby bird, and even the wet-brain drunks wouldn’t come near me.» —“Me and My Girls” by David Carr New York Times July 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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