gassed
English
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡæst/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æst
Adjective
editgassed (comparative more gassed, superlative most gassed)
- In a gaseous state.
- a gassed fluid
- (slang) Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol. [from 1860s]
- 1956, Max Shulman, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!:
- "Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically. “Let's go over to Beer Can Boulevard and get gassed!"
- (slang) High; intoxicated by psychoactive drugs.
- 1962, Robert Sheckley, “How Lum Joined the Army”, in Journey Beyond Tomorrow:
- As you can see, I was pretty well gassed, and in that state I marched down to the nearest recruiting station and joined up so as to be close to the poor machines.
- (slang) Exhausted
- 1994, Charles Edward Eaton, “The Blue Window”, in The Country of the Blue, →ISBN, page 71:
- They looked gassed, panting, spent, given over
- (slang) Happy
- 1974 February, Frank Marshall Davis, “Duke Ellington”, in Black World, volume 23, number 4, page 23:
- Light the cannon crackers / I have a taste for the exploding hot; / Turn on the cool / Give me the sound of honey / In my ear— / Gentlemen / I am gassed!
- (MLE, MTE) Excited
- 2016, “Scary”, performed by Stormzy:
- But don't get gassed cause you got the headline / You only got it cause I declined it
Synonyms
edit- (in a gaseous state): gaseous, gasiform; see also Thesaurus:gaseous
- (intoxicated by alcohol): See also Thesaurus:drunk
- (intoxicated by psychoactive drugs): high as a kite, stoned; see also Thesaurus:stoned
- (exhausted): out of gas; see also Thesaurus:fatigued
- (happy): See also Thesaurus:happy
- (excited): See also Thesaurus:enthusiastic
Derived terms
editVerb
editgassed
- simple past and past participle of gas
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