blitzed

blitzed
   drunk
   The victim is devastated, as was England during the German Blitz:
    Miller has no health or weight problems and furthermore plans to get blitzed on February 1. (Daily Telegraph, 10 January 1995he had foresworn alcohol during January)
   Despite escaping the attentions of the Luftwaffe, more Americans than British use the expression.

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  • blitzed — [ blıtst ] adjective INFORMAL drunk …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • blitzed — adjective : subjected to blitz * * * /blitst/, adj. Slang. 1. drunk or stoned. 2. extremely tired. Also, blitzed out /blitst owt /. [BLITZ + ED2] * * * blitzed adjective (slang) Highly intoxicated by drink or drugs • • • …   Useful english dictionary

  • blitzed — /blitst/, adj. Slang. 1. drunk or stoned. 2. extremely tired. Also, blitzed out /blitst owt /. [BLITZ + ED2] * * * …   Universalium

  • blitzed — adj Drunk, intoxicated. He was so blitzed he couldn t find his shoes. 1950s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • blitzed — adj very drunk or stoned. The usage ulti mately derives from the German Blitz (lightning) and Krieg (war). ► Jesus, she was completely blitzed, abso lutely out of her head. (Recorded, photographer, London, 1989) …   Contemporary slang

  • blitzed (out) — [blitst...] mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. □ To say she is blitzed out is putting it mildly! □ I want to go out and get totally blitzed. I’ll show her who’s in charge! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • blitzed — adjective Date: 1966 slang intoxicated by drugs or alcohol ; drunk, high …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • blitzed — adjective Completely inebriated …   Wiktionary

  • blitzed — blɪts n. bombardment, swift massive offensive, onslaught n. bombardment, swift massive offensive, onslaught v. attack swiftly and suddenly, violently attack, rapidly bombard …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Blitzed — clearly have their origins in wartime …   Scottish slang

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