gassed

English

gassed (comparative more gassed, superlative most gassed)

In a gaseous state.
a gassed fluid
(slang) Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol. [from 1860s]
- 1956, Shulman, Max, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!:
  "Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically. “Let's go over to Beer Can Boulevard and get gassed!"
(slang) High; intoxicated by psychoactive drugs.
- 1962, Sheckley, Robert, “How Lum Joined the Army”, in Journey Beyond Tomorrow:
  As you can see, I was pretty well gassed, and in that state I marched down to the nearest recruiting station and joined up so as to be close to the poor machines.
(slang) Exhausted
- 1994, Eaton, Charles Edward, “The Blue Window”, in The Country of the Blue, →ISBN, page 71:
  They looked gassed, panting, spent, given over
(slang) Happy
- 1974 February 1, Davis, Frank Marshall, “Duke Ellington”, in Black World, volume 23, number 4, page 23:
  Light the cannon crackers / I have a taste for the exploding hot; / Turn on the cool / Give me the sound of honey / In my ear— / Gentlemen / I am gassed!
(MLE, MTE) Excited
- 2016, “Scary”, performed by Stormzy:
  But don't get gassed cause you got the headline / You only got it cause I declined it

(in a gaseous state): gaseous, gasiform; See also Thesaurus:gaseous
(intoxicated by alcohol): See also Thesaurus:drunk
(intoxicated by psychoactive drugs): high as a kite, stoned; See also Thesaurus:stoned
(exhausted): See also Thesaurus:fatigued
(happy): See also Thesaurus:happy
(excited): See also Thesaurus:enthusiastic

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