Phrases & SayingsFood and drink
full as a pommy complaint box
Very full or very drunk.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “full as a pommy complaint box” means very full or very drunk.
Where it came from
The Australian National Dictionary Centre records the expression among Australian full as comparison phrases.
- Initial era
- 1800–1899
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established