dead drunk
Thoroughly beyond coherence
Dead drunk describes a state of extreme intoxication where someone has drunk so much alcohol they're completely incapacitated—unable to function, often unconscious or nearly so.
The *dead* intensifier suggests a corpse-like unresponsiveness.
We found him dead drunk on the couch, impossible to wake.
The phrase is informal but widely understood, conveying a degree of drunkenness beyond merely tipsy or even very drunk.
Extremely intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- wastedUsed without good result
- sloshedVery intoxicated
- blottoThoroughly inebriated, slang
smashed · tanked · obliterated · inebriated · pickled · sozzled · stewed · besotted
Post-drinking illness
- headacheCranial pain
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
regret · blackout · fatigue · grogginess · recovery · detox · aspirin · electrolytes
Free from self-censorship
- sloppyCareless and untidy
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- slurringIndistinct, blurred speech
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
disorderly · unsteady · uncoordinated · impaired · belligerent · loud · reckless · foolish
Rapid excessive alcohol consumption
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
bender · spree · all-nighter · pub crawl · swilling · chugging · carousing · revelry
plastered
Extremely intoxicated
blotto · smashed · tanked · obliterated · inebriated · pickled · sozzled · stewed · besotted · crocked
hangover
Post-drinking illness
- headacheCranial pain
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- dehydrationExcessive fluid loss
vomiting · regret · blackout · fatigue · grogginess · recovery · detox · aspirin · electrolytes · queasiness
uninhibited
Free from self-censorship
- sloppyCareless and untidy
- incoherentLacking logical connection
- slurringIndistinct, blurred speech
stumbling · disorderly · unsteady · uncoordinated · impaired · belligerent · loud · reckless · foolish · embarrassing
binge drinking
Rapid excessive alcohol consumption
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- guzzlingDrinking fast and eagerly
- overconsumptionExcessive use of resources
debauchery · bender · spree · all-nighter · pub crawl · swilling · chugging · carousing · revelry · hitting the bottle
- drunk slangwasted, hammered, smashed, plastered, trashed
- drunkennesstipsy, buzzed, intoxicated, inebriated, wasted
- asleepasleep, fast asleep, deep sleep, sound asleep, snoring