plastered — plastered; un·plastered; … English syllables
plastered — (adj.) coated with plaster, late 14c., pp. adjective from PLASTER (Cf. plaster) (v.). Slang meaning very drunk attested by 1912, perhaps from plaster in medical sense of to apply a remedy to; to soothe (see PLASTER (Cf. plaster) (n.)), hence to… … Etymology dictionary
plastered — [adj] drunk bashed, blitzed*, bombed*, boozed up*, buzzed*, crocked*, dead drunk*, dead to the world*, drinking, drunk as a skunk*, drunken, feeling good*, feeling no pain*, flushed*, flying*, fried*, gone*, groggy, half crocked*, half in the… … New thesaurus
plastered — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ very drunk … English terms dictionary
plastered — [plas′tərd] adj. [pp. of PLASTER: orig. military slang] Slang intoxicated; drunk … English World dictionary
plastered — [[t]plɑ͟ːstə(r)d, plæ̱s [/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ prep/adv If something is plastered to a surface, it is sticking to the surface. His hair was plastered down to his scalp by the rain. 2) ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ with/in n If something or someone… … English dictionary
plastered — mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ She’s really plastered. □ She’s so plastered she can’t see … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
plastered — plas|tered [ˈpla:stəd US ˈplæstərd] adj [not before noun] informal very drunk ▪ Chris was plastered after five beers … Dictionary of contemporary English
Plastered — Another word for loaded. In other words you have had rather too much to drink down your local. It has nothing to do with being covered with plaster though anything is possible when you are plastered … The American's guide to speaking British
plastered — adj Drunk, intoxicated. He was so plastered we had to roll him down the embankment to the car. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
