drunken belligerence; annoying drunk behavior
Refers to the unpleasant, often argumentative or clingy behavior that some people exhibit when drunk. The word itself is a noun, but it is often used in phrases like 絡み酒をする or 絡み酒になる.
He's usually nice, but he gets really belligerent when he's drunk.
At yesterday's drinking party, I got drunk and belligerent again and got scolded by my senior.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana-kanji mixed spelling, sometimes seen.
Compound of 絡み (karami, 'entanglement' or 'picking a fight', from 絡む) and 酒 (sake, 'alcohol'). Literally 'entanglement alcohol', referring to the way some people become argumentative or clingy when drinking.