crocked
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Definition
Adjective: * Very drunk: Intoxicated to a great degree; inebriated. This is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned slang term.
Usage
This adjective is used predicatively (after a linking verb like "be" or "get") to describe a state of severe intoxication from alcohol. It is informal and carries a connotation of being not just drunk, but completely so.
Examples
- Adjective:
- After the office party, he was absolutely crocked and couldn't find his keys.
- They got completely crocked on cheap beer and spent the next day recovering.
Advanced Usage
- The term is often intensified with adverbs like "completely," "totally," or "absolutely."
- It is primarily used in British and Australian English, though it is understood in other varieties.
Variants and Related Words
- Crock (verb, informal): To become drunk or incapacitate someone with alcohol.
- He managed to crock himself on just two glasses of wine.
Synonyms
- Intoxicated: A more formal term for being under the influence of alcohol.
- Inebriated: A formal or literary term for drunk.
- Plastered: Informal slang for very drunk.
- Wasted: Informal slang for extremely intoxicated.
- Legless: Informal British slang for very drunk.
Antonyms
- Sober: Not affected by alcohol; not drunk.
- Clear-headed: Thinking clearly; not confused or impaired.