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Alcohol does very strange things to people. It makes people slur their speech, it can make them [[Single-Malt Vision|see double]], and some people even [[Can't Hold His Liquor|pass out]] after having even a single drink. However the strangest of all the effects that alcohol can have on people is... hiccuping? In many shows, the hiccup is often a shorthand for "this person is drunk", because, apparently, having them slur their words and stagger around the house isn't easily understood.
Alcohol does very strange things to people. It makes people slur their speech, it can make them [[Single-Malt Vision|see double]], and some people even [[Can't Hold His Liquor|pass out]] after having even a single drink. However the strangest of all the effects that alcohol can have on people is... hiccuping? In many shows, the hiccup is often a shorthand for "this person is drunk", because, apparently, having them slur their words and stagger around the house isn't easily understood.


Why they use a hiccup isn't really understood, though one possible explanation is that, since alcohol reduces inhibitions and can make even the most boring things hilariously funny (for no reason readily apparent to people outside of the bottle), a prolonged fit of the giggles, chuckles, or outright cackling laughter provokes a case of hiccups. Of course, this explanation doesn't work for those souls who [[Drowning My Sorrows|don't have much to laugh about at the moment]], but they can always cry so much they get the hiccups.
Why they use a hiccup isn't really understood, though one possible explanation is that, since alcohol reduces inhibitions and can make even the most boring things hilariously funny (for no reason readily apparent to people outside of the bottle), a prolonged fit of the giggles, chuckles, or outright cackling laughter provokes a case of hiccups. Of course, this explanation doesn't work for those souls who [[Drowning My Sorrows|don't have much to laugh about at the moment]], but they can always cry so much they get the hiccups.
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* In at least the English dub of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', Yukari is known to let out a "hic" when she's been drinking. (It may just be to pad out the syllables to match the amount of time that the mouth moves.)
* In at least the English dub of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', Yukari is known to let out a "hic" when she's been drinking. (It may just be to pad out the syllables to match the amount of time that the mouth moves.)
* [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy]] lets out a few of these after she gets drunk... ''[[Intoxication Ensues|on cola]]''.
* [[Ah! My Goddess|Belldandy]] lets out a few of these after she gets drunk... ''[[Intoxication Ensues|on cola]]''.
* In ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' Lum has some after getting drunk off of pickled plums
* In ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' Lum has some after getting drunk off of pickled plums
* When Kaoru gets drunk in [[Rurouni Kenshin]]
* When Kaoru gets drunk in [[Rurouni Kenshin]]
* [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Roy Fokker]] does this, at least in [[The Movie]].
* [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross|Roy Fokker]] does this, at least in [[The Movie]].
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* Near the beginning of ''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'', Samantha lampshades this trope while on the way home from a Christmas party with her clearly drunk friend, jokingly mentioning bubbles coming from his mouth that make a "hic" sound when they pop.
* Near the beginning of ''[[The Long Kiss Goodnight]]'', Samantha lampshades this trope while on the way home from a Christmas party with her clearly drunk friend, jokingly mentioning bubbles coming from his mouth that make a "hic" sound when they pop.
* Richard Harmon from ''[[Divorce American Style]]''
* Richard Harmon from ''[[Divorce American Style]]''
* A hilarious variation occurs in ''[[City Lights]]'' when The Tramp, in a drunken stupor, accidentally swallows a whistle, causing him to disrupt the party, unintentionally flag down several taxis, and call a pack of dogs.
* A hilarious variation occurs in ''[[City Lights]]'' when The Tramp, in a drunken stupor, accidentally swallows a whistle, causing him to disrupt the party, unintentionally flag down several taxis, and call a pack of dogs.
* Long Duk Dong on ''[[Sixteen Candles]]''
* Long Duk Dong on ''[[Sixteen Candles]]''
* Several of the titular [[Gremlins]] hiccup when they get drunk at the bar.
* Several of the titular [[Gremlins]] hiccup when they get drunk at the bar.
* The cat ghoulie hiccups once ''[[Ghoulies]] III: Ghoulies Go To College'' after they drink the frat brothers' beer supply, they also belch quite a bit.
* The cat ghoulie hiccups once ''[[Ghoulies]] III: Ghoulies Go To College'' after they drink the frat brothers' beer supply, they also belch quite a bit.
* One of Prince Herbert's guards in ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'' constantly hiccups, hinting that he's been hitting the wine a bit early. Also happens in ''[[Spamalot]]''.
* One of Prince Herbert's guards in ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' constantly hiccups, hinting that he's been hitting the wine a bit early. Also happens in ''[[Spamalot]]''.
* Affects Jason in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* Affects Jason in ''[[Mystery Team]]''.
* [[Mary Poppins]] hiccups after taking a spoonful of "Rum Punch" flavoured medicine.
* [[Mary Poppins]] hiccups after taking a spoonful of "Rum Punch" flavoured medicine.
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{{quote|'''Lucy:''' No, trust me. ''(hiccup)'' I'm loaded!
{{quote|'''Lucy:''' No, trust me. ''(hiccup)'' I'm loaded!
'''Man:''' Yes, I can see that. }}
'''Man:''' Yes, I can see that. }}
* Foster Brooks, who played a stage alcoholic for decades despite being a teetotaler, hiccuped as part of his schtick.
* Foster Brooks, who played a stage alcoholic for decades despite being a teetotaler, hiccuped as part of his schtick.
* ''[[Bottom]]'': "Why'd it take so long? The bus station's only two streets away!" "Yeah, well -hic- the wind was against me..."
* ''[[Bottom]]'': "Why'd it take so long? The bus station's only two streets away!" "Yeah, well -hic- the wind was against me..."
* In ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', Earl apparently gets the hiccups when he's both drunk and nervous as displayed in Stole A Motorcycle.
* In ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', Earl apparently gets the hiccups when he's both drunk and nervous as displayed in Stole A Motorcycle.
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* The Drunken Dwarf in ''[[Runescape]]''.
* The Drunken Dwarf in ''[[Runescape]]''.
* Elmo, ''[[Temple of Elemental Evil]]'''s perpetually drunk arms at man... err, man at arms, does all of these, plus if recruited by a female PC, "Prudy lady" is part of some of his combat quotes.
* Elmo, ''[[Temple of Elemental Evil]]'''s perpetually drunk arms at man... err, man at arms, does all of these, plus if recruited by a female PC, "Prudy lady" is part of some of his combat quotes.
** Troika's [[Arcanum]] also features it on Sogg Meadmug.
** Troika's [[Arcanum]] also features it on Sogg Meadmug.
* Subverted in [[Toejam and Earl]], where the title characters will start to burp obnoxiously after consuming a Root Beer.
* Subverted in [[Toejam and Earl]], where the title characters will start to burp obnoxiously after consuming a Root Beer.
* Rise Kujikawa in ''[[Persona 4]]'' has a drunk hic on the class trip, at the club, right before the merry friends play the King's Game. Of course, {{spoiler|it turns out that she really wasn't drunk. She just thought she was.}}
* Rise Kujikawa in ''[[Persona 4]]'' has a drunk hic on the class trip, at the club, right before the merry friends play the King's Game. Of course, {{spoiler|it turns out that she really wasn't drunk. She just thought she was.}}
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** {{spoiler|Shinon}}: Good for you, huh? Har har! ...Hic! You're in love with a pwetty wittle princess, you're fighting side-by-side with yer sub-human pals. Yes! Yer moving up! Oooo, look at you! It's big mister Ike! Leading the good life!
** {{spoiler|Shinon}}: Good for you, huh? Har har! ...Hic! You're in love with a pwetty wittle princess, you're fighting side-by-side with yer sub-human pals. Yes! Yer moving up! Oooo, look at you! It's big mister Ike! Leading the good life!
* In ''[[Alice: Madness Returns]]'', Alice hiccups every couple of seconds when she's {{spoiler|sh}}runk.
* In ''[[Alice: Madness Returns]]'', Alice hiccups every couple of seconds when she's {{spoiler|sh}}runk.
* [[Conkers Bad Fur Day]], obviously when drunk, hiccups whenever you try to jump.
* [[Conker's Bad Fur Day]], obviously when drunk, hiccups whenever you try to jump.
* Happens in the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series (especially in the remakes) when you talk to guys who are drunk in pubs. There is also one time in ''IV'' when you talk to a drunken guy outside the bar in Endor at night, and he feels like he's not "[[Spoonerism|wurring my slurds or anything]]".
* Happens in the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series (especially in the remakes) when you talk to guys who are drunk in pubs. There is also one time in ''IV'' when you talk to a drunken guy outside the bar in Endor at night, and he feels like he's not "[[Spoonerism|wurring my slurds or anything]]".


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* In the Walter Lanz Woody Woodpecker Cartoon ''Wild Bill Hiccup'', there was a character who was a parody of Wild Bill Hickock, who hiccuped constantly while holding a bottle.
* In the Walter Lanz Woody Woodpecker Cartoon ''Wild Bill Hiccup'', there was a character who was a parody of Wild Bill Hickock, who hiccuped constantly while holding a bottle.
* The Jolly Rum Cookies in the ''Cookie Carnival'' Disney short do this in their song.
* The Jolly Rum Cookies in the ''Cookie Carnival'' Disney short do this in their song.
** Speaking of Disney, Pluto is drunk in not one but '''two''' of his early pictures, "Alpine Climbers" and "Pluto's Quinpuplets", complete with full hiccup flourish.
** Speaking of Disney, Pluto is drunk in not one but '''two''' of his early pictures, "Alpine Climbers" and "Pluto's Quinpuplets", complete with full hiccup flourish.
* Tom Cat would also do it in his cartoons when inebriated. He spends nearly the whole of "Part Time Pal" quite drunk, for example--first on hard cider, than some errantly-spilled bay rum. The hiccups actually help him avoid Mammy's swinging broom.
* Tom Cat would also do it in his cartoons when inebriated. He spends nearly the whole of "Part Time Pal" quite drunk, for example--first on hard cider, than some errantly-spilled bay rum. The hiccups actually help him avoid Mammy's swinging broom.
* [[The Simpsons|Barney Gumble's]] trademark belch is a more realistic variation of this trope.
* [[The Simpsons|Barney Gumble's]] trademark belch is a more realistic variation of this trope.
** Played straight however with Marge, Bart, an [[Makes Sense in Context|animatronic Ben Franklin]], and Homer at least once.
** Played straight however with Marge, Bart, an [[Makes Sense in Context|animatronic Ben Franklin]], and Homer at least once.
* In ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', the poor rat who let slip "Rat" was hiccupping throughout his speech and song as well.
* In ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', the poor rat who let slip "Rat" was hiccupping throughout his speech and song as well.
* The Casseticon Rumble did this in the original ''[[The Transformers (animation)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon where the Decepticons get "over-energized" on [[G-Rated Drug|Energon cubes]]. Made even funnier when you consider Transformers don't even need to breathe.
* The Casseticon Rumble did this in the original ''[[The Transformers (animation)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon where the Decepticons get "over-energized" on [[G-Rated Drug|Energon cubes]]. Made even funnier when you consider Transformers don't even need to breathe.
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