gone

gone
   1. pregnant
   Usually indicating the period since conception:
    'What's he going to do about our Doreen who is six months gone? (Tidy, in Private Eye, March 1981)
   2. drunk or under the influence of narcotics
   Rational behaviour and comprehension have departed:
    She was so 'gone' by the time I finished clearing up... (Bogarde, 1981 — she had taken drugs)

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  • Gone — Gone, p. p. of {Go}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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