slopped
Definition
Adjective: * Very drunk: Extremely intoxicated by alcohol to the point of impaired coordination, speech, and judgment.
Usage
The word "slopped" is an informal, often humorous adjective used to describe a state of severe drunkenness. It emphasizes a lack of control, suggesting the person is messy or unsteady, as if they might spill like a liquid.
Examples
- After the party, he was completely slopped and couldn't walk straight.
- They got absolutely slopped at the celebration last night.
- I've never seen him so slopped; he was singing loudly on the street.
Advanced Usage
- "to be slopped": The most common construction is the passive form "to be slopped."
- "to get slopped": Used to describe the process of becoming very drunk.
- We're going out to get slopped for his birthday.
Variants and Related Words
- Slop (verb): To spill or flow over the edge of a container. This is the root verb from which "slopped" (as drunk) is derived metaphorically.
- Be careful not to slop the soup over the sides of the bowl.
- Sloppy (adjective): Messy, careless, or overly sentimental. Shares the root "slop" and a connotation of messiness.
- His handwriting is sloppy.
Synonyms
- Inebriated: A more formal term for being drunk.
- Intoxicated: A formal or clinical term for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
- Plastered: Informal synonym for very drunk.
- Wasted: Informal slang for extremely intoxicated.
- Hammered: Informal slang for very drunk.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Three sheets to the wind": An idiom meaning very drunk.
- By midnight, he was three sheets to the wind.
- "Under the influence": A common legal and formal phrase for being affected by alcohol or drugs.
- He was arrested for driving under the influence.
Adjective
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very drunk
