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gassed

American  
[gast] / gæst /

adjective

Slang.

  1. drunk.

gassed British  
/ ɡæst /

adjective

  1. slang drunk

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Other Word Forms

  • ungassed adjective

Etymology

Origin of gassed

1910–15; gas (v.) + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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“I’m not sure why Taylor picked such a rundown place to film, but I’m gassed about it,” said Hogg, 24.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

While showing few outward signs of struggling with the foot blisters which troubled him in the quarter-finals, Djokovic regularly looked gassed against Sinner before finding further reserves to win in four hours and nine minutes.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He uploaded his first song, Plethora, to TiKTok in 2019 and was "gassed" when it received 1,000 plays in a day.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

On Friday night, their already overworked bullpen had been gassed again by their extra-inning gantlet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2025

Shannon gassed the joke up like he always did whenever it wasn’t about him.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds

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