The term "tipsy" has long served as a versatile descriptor in literature, evoking a state of slight inebriation that shades a character’s behavior with both humor and vulnerability. Authors such as Lewis Carroll and Dostoyevsky use it to illustrate not only the physical lightness of drunkenness—illustrated by Cardozo’s unsteady handling of a boat in Wonderland [1] and the recurring inebriated character in The Idiot [2, 3, 4]—but also to underscore a lapse in judgment or an unguarded moment, as seen in Chekhov’s vivid portrayals [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]. Meanwhile, figures like Thackeray [12, 13] and Galsworthy [14, 15, 16] employ the word to punctuate social interactions and critique contemporary manners. Across these diverse examples—from humorous quips in fairy tales [17] to reflective comments in satire and drama—the word "tipsy" encapsulates a range of physical and metaphorical states, functioning as a subtle instrument to both characterize and critique its subjects.