browned out
Lights went dim
Browned out describes a state of partial memory loss from alcohol intoxication—you remember fragments but have gaps, unlike a blackout where memory fails completely: I was browned out and only vaguely recall leaving the bar.
Separately, browned out describes an area experiencing a brownout—a partial reduction in electrical power.
- power gridLinked transmission system
- lowNot elevated
- burning the candleExhausting oneself completely
- weakLacking power or force
- low batteryInsufficient stored power
voltage drop · fatigued · faint · power outage · dim · exhausted · diminished · waning · circuit breaker · impaired · undervoltage · zonked · lethargic · lamp · unfocused · mental fog · dusk · drained
browned outpowered up
Made operational with electricity
blackout · blacked out · energized · online · lit up
browned outclear-headed
Able to think rationally
lucid · alert · sharp · blacked out · wide awake
brown, browned, browning, browns, brownish, out, outed, outing, outs