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leathered

leathered

9.9
Being extremely drunk and unable to stand or speak clearly
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɛðəd/
  • Slang
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  • By midnight he was completely leathered, slurring and leaning against the bar for support.

Examples

  • They laughed as Tom staggered home, clearly leathered and singing loudly on the pavement.

  • She refused to drive because her friend had become dangerously leathered after drinking all evening.

  • He was leathered!

  • After that party, he was completely leathered.

  • By midnight he was completely leathered, slurring and leaning against the bar for support.

  • She refused to drive because her friend had become dangerously leathered after drinking all evening.

  • They laughed as Tom staggered home, clearly leathered and singing loudly on the pavement.

Synonyms

drunk
vsleathered
1.6

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

is the informal British label emphasizing a stronger, more extreme state
drunken
vsleathered
168 2.8

Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely

is the informal British way to stress a very extreme alcohol state
inebriated
vsleathered
  • Formal
8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is more colloquial and specifically British informal for extreme intoxication
drunk as a skunk
vsleathered
  • Informal
4 8.9

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

is the British informal equivalent expressing the same vivid extreme state
pished
vsleathered
  • Slang
1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

is the informal British term that shares the same extreme intoxication sense
hammered
vsleathered
  • Slang
1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is the British informal way to express that same severe intoxication
rat-arsed
vsleathered
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the British informal expression carrying the same blunt intensity
plastered
vsleathered
  • Informal
8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the informal British expression meaning the same very heavy intoxication
smashed
vsleathered
  • Slang
8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the British informal label for the same very extreme intoxication
sloshed
vsleathered
  • Informal
9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the British informal term that denotes similarly heavy intoxication
knickered
vsleathered
  • Slang
9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the British informal form used for the same strong intoxication
crocked
vsleathered
  • Slang
9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is the British informal expression for comparable serious impairment
soaked
vsleathered
  • Informal
8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the British informal term that communicates the same high intoxication
blitzed
vsleathered
  • Slang
9.9

Very drunk or extremely tired

focuses solely on the British informal sense of heavy intoxication
swacked
vsleathered
  • Archaic
9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is the British informal variant expressing an equivalent strong intoxication
pixilated
vsleathered
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is the modern British informal label focusing on heavy intoxication without dated tone
loaded
vsleathered
  • Informal
8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the British informal expression conveying the same state of heavy intoxication

Antonyms

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

1 4.9

Able to think clearly and make good decisions

How Intoxicated

unconscious
243 4.2
leathered
  • Slang
9.9
drunk
1.6
tipsy
  • Informal
18 4.8

Surface Forms

leathered positive

Morphology

leathered = leather (opaque) = leather + ed

Although morphologically 'leather' + '-ed', the British slang sense 'extremely drunk' is a metaphorical extension not predictable from the base meaning.

Etymology

Leathered is British slang for 'very drunk'. One popular idea is that it links to the verb to leather meaning 'to hit hard', so being 'leathered' feels like you have been hit hard by drink, which helps explain why it means extremely drunk.