sauced
3
9.8
Very drunk or for food covered in a thick liquid to add flavor
- adjective
- /sɔst/
- Slang
:
ebrio
- After a few drinks, he was really sauced at the party last night.
Examples
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The ribs were deliciously sauced with a tangy barbecue glaze.
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I could tell she was sauced when she started singing karaoke.
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And thanks to Trevor, we have some soy infused sauced chocolates.
Synonyms
28
8.4
Very drunk from drinking alcohol
is slang that also describes food covered in sauce
14
8.5
Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol
is slang that also describes food covered in sauce
1
9.9
Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly
is slang that also describes food covered in sauce
1
9.9
Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly
is modern slang that also describes food covered in sauce
Antonyms
How Drunk
Surface Forms
sauced positive
Morphology
Etymology
Sauced comes from the word sauce, which goes back to an old Latin word salsus meaning 'salted'. People used sauced first for food 'covered in sauce', and later as a fun way to say someone is 'soaked' in drink, so 'drunk'.