bombed

American  

[bomd] / bɒmd /

adjective

Slang.

1. completely intoxicated; drunk.

2. completely under the influence of drugs; high.

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bombed British  

/ bɒmd /

adjective

1. slang under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull )

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Usage

What does bombed mean? Bombed is a slang adjective that means extremely drunk or high on drugs or both.Bombed is just one of the many slang synonyms for intoxicated that involve a sense of destruction, including destroyed, blitzed, hammered, smashed, wasted, and trashed. Other synonyms include sloshed, tanked, and plastered. Such words often imply that a person is intoxicated beyond a point of being able to function in even the most basic ways. Someone who’s described as bombed probably can’t even walk or talk properly. In many cases, a person who’s bombed is intoxicated to the point of blacking out—losing consciousness and probably losing their memory of what happened when they were intoxicated.Bombed is often used in the phrases bombed out of one’s mind and bombed out of one’s skull, as in The guy was bombed out of his mind on PCP and ranting and raving at everyone. Example: He got so bombed that he couldn’t remember anything that happened before he woke up in his car, which he had crashed into a tree.

Other Word Forms

• unbombed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bombed

First recorded in 1935–40; bomb + -ed ²

Example Sentences

In a message of reconciliation, there will be a visit to the ruins of Coventry Cathedral, bombed during the Second World War.

From BBC

Stoppard’s father, a doctor, joined the British Army and died when his ship was bombed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The last high-profile stab at turning the popular tabletop role-playing game into a feature film, 2000’s New Line Cinema production “Dungeons & Dragons,” was savaged by critics and bombed at the box office.

From Los Angeles Times

In January, military planes bombed the headquarters of the Chin National Front in Thantlang, killing five members of its armed wing, the Chin National Army, and damaging a clinic and other buildings.

From Seattle Times

They bombed a maternity hospital as well as a theater housing scores of women and children seeking refuge.

From New York Times