Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Very drunk; extremely intoxicated: "Blotto" is an informal, slang term describing a state of severe drunkenness, often to the point of being unconscious or incapable.

Usage

• The word "blotto" is used informally, often humorously or hyperbolically. It is typically used as a predicate adjective (e.g., "He was blotto") rather than attributively before a noun.
• It describes a more extreme state than simply "drunk."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • After the party, he was completely blotto and couldn't even stand up.
  • She drank so much at the celebration that she ended up blotto on the sofa.

Advanced Usage

• "to get blotto": to become very drunk.
  • They planned to get blotto after their final exams.

Variants and Related Words

• Blot (verb/noun): While not a direct variant, "blotto" is thought to derive from the idea of being "blotted out" or obliterated.
• Blitzed (adj., slang): Very drunk (similar informal intensity).
• Plastered (adj., slang): Very drunk.

Synonyms

• Wasted (slang): Very drunk.
• Smashed (slang): Very drunk.
• Legless (slang, chiefly UK): Extremely drunk.
• Comatose (humorous exaggeration): Unconscious from drinking.

Antonyms

• Sober: Not affected by alcohol.
• Teetotal: Abstaining from alcohol.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "Out cold": Unconscious. While not specific to alcohol, it can describe the state of being "blotto."
  • He drank the whole bottle and was out cold by midnight.

Adjective

1. very drunk