boozed-up

[ boozd-uhp ]

adjective

1. drunk; intoxicated.

boozed-up

adjective

1. slang.
   intoxicated; drunk

Word History and Origins

Origin of boozed-up¹

First recorded in 1855–60; booze + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Driving while boozed up as an elected official is as bad a middle finger to regular folk as you can give.

From Los Angeles Times

To have this boozed up old person who had done it all, seen it all, I could say anything as this character.

From New York Times

We'd have had to get them boozed up as well.

From BBC

He was boozed up, having a mental one.

From BBC

Here, they’re boozed up with bourbon and baked on top of a layer of lightly sweetened walnut paste — use store-bought almond paste if you don’t want to get out the food processor — to help soak up the juices, of which there are a lot.

From New York Times

Related Words

• intoxicated
• ripped
• tipsy
• wasted