gassed

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡæst/

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• Rhymes: -æst

Adjective

gassed (comparative more gassed, superlative most gassed)

1. In a gaseous state.

   a gassed fluid

2. (slang) Drunk; intoxicated by alcohol. [from 1860s]
   • 1956, Max Shulman, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!:

     "Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically. “Let's go over to Beer Can Boulevard and get gassed!"

3. (slang) High; intoxicated by psychoactive drugs.
   • 1962, Robert Sheckley, “How Lum Joined the Army”, in Journey Beyond Tomorrow:

     As you can see, I was pretty well gassed, and in that state I marched down to the nearest recruiting station and joined up so as to be close to the poor machines.

4. (slang) Exhausted
   • 1994, Charles Edward Eaton, “The Blue Window”, in The Country of the Blue, →ISBN, page 71:

     They looked gassed, panting, spent, given over

5. (slang) Happy
   • 1974 February, Frank Marshall Davis, “Duke Ellington”, in Black World, volume 23, number 4, page 23:

     Light the cannon crackers / I have a taste for the exploding hot; / Turn on the cool / Give me the sound of honey / In my ear— / Gentlemen / I am gassed!

6. (MLE, MTE) Excited
   • 2016, “Scary”, performed by Stormzy:

     But don't get gassed cause you got the headline / You only got it cause I declined it

Synonyms

• (in a gaseous state): gaseous, gasiform; See also Thesaurus:gaseous
• (intoxicated by alcohol): See also Thesaurus:drunk
• (intoxicated by psychoactive drugs): high as a kite, stoned; See also Thesaurus:stoned
• (exhausted): See also Thesaurus:fatigued
• (happy): See also Thesaurus:happy
• (excited): See also Thesaurus:enthusiastic

Derived terms

• gassed out

Verb

gassed

1. simple past and past participle of gas