dead drunk

Idioms and Phrases

Completely intoxicated, as in I can't remember a thing about last night; I was dead drunk . This phrase, first recorded in 1599, alludes to the immobility and insensibility of actual death.

Example Sentences

In the letter, she talks about buying dresses, spending time with her grandson, running her household and finding the dining room girl dead drunk on the floor.

From Scientific American

Read another: “Rasputin came home dead drunk at 1 a.m. and insulted the concierge’s wife.”

From Literature

Alice passes out there, dead drunk in the guardhouse — and wakes up in her childhood bed on her 16th birthday.

From Washington Post

In the film, Kringle is Santa; while in New York for the Macy’s parade he finds the fake Santa, the actor set to play him, dead drunk and not up to the job.

From New York Times

“If you are dead drunk and miss the interviews, send letters,” the ad said.

From Washington Times