scuttered

scuttered
   Irish
   drunk
   The EDD gives thirteen definitions of dialect meanings for scutter, including to make short runs or have diarrhoea, which have some association with the symptoms of drunkenness:
    Having one of those beside the bed would have been very handy for when you come home scuttered at night. (R. Doyle, 1991, referring to a machine to help those with bad eyesight)

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  • scuttered — Everyday English Slang in Ireland n drunk …   English dialects glossary

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