🍻 Very drunk 🔨 Shaped with hammer

hammered

1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

adjective
/ˈhæmərd/

Slang

: ebrio

She admitted that she got hammered at the party and didn't remember much from the night.

I worked on a movie and this girl was hammered.

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Examples

After a few too many drinks at the bar, he was completely hammered and could barely walk home.
Is she hammered all the time or is she losing it?
It's like just now I got hammered because I said this COVID virus thing is overblown.
I mean, I hear weddings are very stressful, especially if you're hammered on tequila.
By the end of the evening, everyone felt hammered and ended up singing karaoke together.

Synonyms

drunk

vshammered

∞ 1.6

Having too much alcohol makes your body and mind not work normally

portrays extreme alcohol impairment rather than a general loss of control

under the influence

vshammered

NSFW

46 5.8

Not able to do daily tasks safely because of alcohol or drugs

is everyday language for being very drunk without legal tone

intoxicated

vshammered

NSFW

44 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

is limited to strong intoxication mainly from alcohol

inebriated

vshammered

Formal

8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

describes very heavy intoxication especially from alcohol

stiff

vshammered

Slang

8 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the plain description of strong drunkenness

drunk as a skunk

vshammered

Informal

4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

is similar but less idiomatic and more general

blind drunk

vshammered

Informal

3 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

describes high drunkenness but not total unawareness

in the drink

vshammered

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

is a straightforward label for being very intoxicated

cockeyed

vshammered

Archaic

1 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

is a neutral expression for being very intoxicated

pished

vshammered

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

is the plain term for being very drunk

sozzled

vshammered

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the standard phrase for very strong intoxication

stosh

vshammered

Slang

1 9.9

A state of being very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the general term for very heavy alcohol intoxication

sloshed

vshammered

Informal

9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is equally strong but not always slangy

smashed

vshammered

Slang

8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

expresses the same high level of intoxication in neutral terms

plastered

vshammered

Informal

8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the plain description of being very intoxicated

wasted

vshammered

NSFW

8.4

Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly

focuses on severe alcohol intoxication rather than mixed substances

blitzed

vshammered

Slang

9.9

Very drunk or extremely tired

refers specifically to being very drunk from alcohol

in one's cups

vshammered

Archaic

9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a direct modern way to say very intoxicated

shikker

vshammered

Slang

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the general neutral description of heavy alcohol use

leathered

vshammered

Slang

9.9

Being extremely drunk and unable to stand or speak clearly

gives the same idea without marking regional slang

crocked

vshammered

Slang

9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is the general term for strong intoxication

soaked

vshammered

Informal

8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the neutral label for being heavily intoxicated

knickered

vshammered

Slang

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the plain way to describe heavy alcohol intoxication

swacked

vshammered

Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is the clear non-slang description of strong drunkenness

slopped

vshammered

Slang

9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

is the straightforward description of being very intoxicated

pixilated

vshammered

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

focuses on being very drunk without implying odd behaviour

loaded

vshammered

Informal

8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the direct, neutral statement of heavy intoxication

off one's tits

vshammered

Offensive

9.9

To say someone is very drunk or high on drugs in an informal rude way

is similar but can include drug use as well

Antonyms

sober

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

clearheaded

1 4.9

Able to think clearly and make good decisions

Idioms

the nail that sticks out gets hammered down

9.9

People criticize and pressure those who stand out to be like everyone else

How Intoxicated

wasted

NSFW

8.4

hammered

Slang

1 8.4

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

18 4.8

punchy

4 8.1

Surface Forms

hammered positive

Morphology

hammered = hammer (opaque) = hammer + ed

Although formed from 'hammer' + '-ed', the idiomatic slang sense 'very drunk' is a metaphorical extension not directly inferable from the literal action of hammering.

Etymology

Hammered as slang is a helpful image: think of someone 'hit' by a hammer and unable to stand straight. From the same root as hammer, hammered came to mean 'very drunk' because the person looks or acts as if they have been struck.