gattered

English

Etymology

Probably from gatter, old British slang for "beer".

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Adjective

gattered (comparative more gattered, superlative most gattered)

1. (UK, slang) Drunk.
   • 2000 October 3, Thermostat [username], “Re: sabu424 looking for an efed”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling.fantasy‎^[1] (Usenet):

     People would have to be completely gattered to think anything nice about you.

   • 2001 July 23, Steve Robertson, “Re: I got a really bad fucking haircut”, in alt.music.mansun‎^[2] (Usenet):

     spilling sangria on white trousers when you are gattered is bad tho'.

   • 2004 February 20, Dave Herbal, “Re: West Brom”, in alt.sports.soccer.sunderland‎^[3] (Usenet):

     PS Do they put meths in the beer up there? We always arrive in the vaults about 10.30 absolutely gattered :-p

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:drunk.

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