/təˈnɪkɪŋ/ or /tɒˈnɪkɪŋ/ (UK) or /toh-NIK-ing/ (US)

Definitions

1. verb

to be or make someone drunk, especially by giving them too much to drink

“After a few drinks, she began tonicking and stumbled out of the bar.”

2. verb

to drink heavily or to the point of intoxication

“He has been tonicking all week and his performance at work has suffered.”

3. noun

the state of being drunk or intoxicated

“After a night of tonicking, she woke up with a terrible hangover.”