getting drunk
Imbibing too much
Getting drunk is becoming intoxicated from alcohol—the process of drinking enough to impair judgment, coordination, and inhibition.
The phrase emphasizes the transition rather than the state: We're getting drunk tonight announces intent, while I'm getting drunk acknowledges crossing a threshold.
Countless slang alternatives exist: getting wasted, hammered, plastered, smashed, lit.
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- intoxicationSubstance-induced mental impairment
- one too manySlight, problematic surplus
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
chug · sloshed · sot · slurring · beer goggles · plastered · pub crawl · smashed · partying · lush · hangover · morning after · night out · bar hopping · three sheets to the wind · memory loss · liver damage · wasted
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