pished

1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

adjective
/pɪʃt/

Slang

: ebrio

He's still pished.

Examples

She was so pished that she started dancing on the table.
After the party, he felt completely pished and could barely walk home.
They all ended up pished by the end of the night and had to call a taxi.

Synonyms

inebriated

vspished

Formal

8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is informal British and used mainly in casual conversation

drunk as a skunk

vspished

Informal

4 8.9

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

is the British informal expression for being very drunk

cockeyed

vspished

Archaic

1 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the British informal label for similar heavy intoxication

sozzled

vspished

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a British informal form used for the same idea

rat-arsed

vspished

Offensive

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the simpler British informal expression for heavy drinking

hammered

vspished

Slang

1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is the British informal equivalent used in everyday talk

pie-eyed

vspished

Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is a British informal way to express the same idea

pissed

vspished

9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the less common variant used in informal British speech

leathered

vspished

Slang

9.9

Being extremely drunk and unable to stand or speak clearly

is an informal British word meaning very drunk

knickered

vspished

Slang

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is specifically a British informal label for the same state

swacked

vspished

Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and cannot stand or speak clearly

is the British informal variant often used in everyday talk

smashed

vspished

Slang

8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the British informal way to say the same state

sloshed

vspished

Informal

9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the British informal version with the same meaning

plastered

vspished

Informal

8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the British informal alternative for that heavy state

slopped

vspished

Slang

9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

is the British informal term for the same condition

fuddled

vspished

Archaic

9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

is the British informal form that focuses on drunkenness generally

pixilated

vspished

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is a modern British informal term without the old connotation

blitzed

vspished

Slang

9.9

Very drunk or extremely tired

is specifically a British informal term for heavy intoxication

in one's cups

vspished

Archaic

9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the everyday British informal expression for being very drunk

Antonyms

sober

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

hammered

Slang

1 8.4

pished

Slang

1 9.9

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

18 4.8

Surface Forms

pished positive

Morphology

pished = pissed (opaque) = piss + ed

The adjective 'pissed' is a slang meaning 'drunk' that is not predictably derived from the literal sense of 'piss' for most learners, so the link is not transparently inferable.

Etymology

The word pished is British slang for very drunk and is a form of pissed, which comes from the rude word piss meaning 'to urinate'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine drinking so much you 'lose control', and that image links the old root to the modern meaning of being very drunk.