maudlin drinker; person who cries when drunk
Refers to someone who becomes tearful or sentimental under the influence of alcohol. Often contrasted with 笑い上戸 (a happy drunk) and 怒り上戸 (an angry drunk).
He's a maudlin drinker; he always starts crying when he drinks.
People who are maudlin drinkers are normally cheerful but become tearful when drunk.
A person who becomes angry or aggressive when drunk, another contrasting type.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant without okurigana; less common but still encountered.
Compound of 泣き (crying) and 上戸 (drinker, from 上戸 'heavy drinker'). The term 上戸 originally referred to a person who drinks a lot, and various prefixes describe the drinker's behavior.