plastered

adjective

plas·​tered ˈpla-stərd How to pronounce plastered (audio)
slang
: drunk, intoxicated
Move over, children. Go eat your mini eggs somewhere else as your auntie wants to get plastered.Mel Ramsay
… oh we were plastered, we barely knew what we were doing …Dave Eggers
College boys could get totally plastered, and the worst that would happen to them would be hangovers and missed morning classes.Katha Pollitt

Examples of plastered in a Sentence

I got totally plastered at the party. I don't believe it: you're totally plastered at your own dinner party.
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Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plastered was in 1902

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“Plastered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plastered. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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