sloshed

adjective

ˈsläsht How to pronounce sloshed (audio)
ˈslȯsht
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slang
: drunk, intoxicated

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They were totally sloshed last night. her idiot husband makes even less sense when he's sloshed
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Whatever subtext is there bubbles to the surface in the next scene, when Bret is ambushed by Debbie’s mother, Liz (Evan Rachel Wood), who is too sloshed to bite her tongue and starts asking after her husband. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

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First Known Use

circa 1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sloshed was circa 1946

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“Sloshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sloshed. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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