leathered
- adjective
- /ˈlɛðəd/
- Slang
- By midnight he was completely leathered, slurring and leaning against the bar for support.
Examples
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They laughed as Tom staggered home, clearly leathered and singing loudly on the pavement.
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She refused to drive because her friend had become dangerously leathered after drinking all evening.
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He was leathered!
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After that party, he was completely leathered.
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By midnight he was completely leathered, slurring and leaning against the bar for support.
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She refused to drive because her friend had become dangerously leathered after drinking all evening.
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They laughed as Tom staggered home, clearly leathered and singing loudly on the pavement.
Synonyms
Having too much alcohol makes your body and mind not work normally
Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely
To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly
Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly
Very drunk from drinking alcohol
Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk after drinking too much
Very drunk after drinking too much
So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly
Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
Very drunk or extremely tired
Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly
Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly
Very drunk after drinking alcohol
Antonyms
How Intoxicated
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.