rat-arsed

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

adjective
/ˈræt.ɑːst/

Offensive

: borracho

He always gets rat-arsed at weddings and makes a scene.

Examples

After the party, I was so rat-arsed that I could hardly stand up.
That one being a rat-arsed drunk is slightly more disturbing!

Blog text (25)
That seemed a good deal, a bonus for being rat-arsed.

Fiction book (1995)
It's not safe to drive when you're rat-arsed.

Synonyms

drunk

vsrat-arsed

∞ 1.6

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

stresses extreme intoxication rather than general impairment

intoxicated

vsrat-arsed

NSFW

44 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

focuses on extreme alcohol intoxication specifically

inebriated

vsrat-arsed

Formal

8 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a stronger slang label used for very heavy intoxication

drunk as a skunk

vsrat-arsed

Informal

4 8.9

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

is the neutral extreme term rather than colorful slang

cockeyed

vsrat-arsed

Archaic

1 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the plain extreme intoxication sense without expressive tone

hammered

vsrat-arsed

Slang

1 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is the standard way to name extreme intoxication

pie-eyed

vsrat-arsed

Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is the straightforward extreme intoxication expression without color

pished

vsrat-arsed

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and unable to walk or speak clearly

is the general extreme intoxication sense not region specific

smashed

vsrat-arsed

Slang

8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the general label for the same extreme state

plastered

vsrat-arsed

Informal

8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the broader term for extreme alcohol intoxication

leathered

vsrat-arsed

Slang

9.9

Being extremely drunk and unable to stand or speak clearly

is the general extreme intoxication sense without regional mark

soaked

vsrat-arsed

Informal

8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the general extreme intoxication label without emphasis

crocked

vsrat-arsed

Slang

9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is the neutral way to name the same severe intoxication

knickered

vsrat-arsed

Slang

9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the straightforward extreme alcohol intoxication sense

off one's tits

vsrat-arsed

Offensive

9.9

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

narrows that sense to very heavy alcohol intoxication

pixilated

vsrat-arsed

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is the modern slang sense without the old fashioned tone

pissed

vsrat-arsed

9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the less direct neutral term for the same state

Antonyms

sober

269 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

rat-arsed

Offensive

1 9.9

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

18 4.8

Surface Forms

rat-arsed positive

Morphology

rat-arsed = rat + arse (opaque) = rat + arse + ed

Although formed from recognisable elements, the slang meaning 'very drunk' is not derivable from 'rat' + 'arse' + '-ed' by an average learner.

Etymology

Rat-arsed is British slang and a helpful image to remember it is rat plus arse meaning 'bottom', as if a rat had drunk so much it fell on its 'bottom'. So, rat-arsed means 'very drunk'.