tongue-tied



tongue-tied

1. mod. unable to speak from fear or confusion. (Standard English.) Why do you get tongue-tied in front of a crowd?
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. He was tongue-tied and couldn’t stand up.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ioubal-Biblical Greek
Alissaə-LIS-əEnglish
Nedyalka-Bulgarian
PuckPUK (English)Anglo-Saxon Mythology, Dutch
KiaKEE-ahSwedish
Cristinakree-STEE-nah (Italian, Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian