liquored up

Three sheets windward

Liquored up means intoxicated from drinking alcohol: He got liquored up at the bar and started picking fights.

The phrase suggests someone has consumed enough to show noticeable effects—not just tipsy, but drunk enough to act differently.

Often implies reckless or uninhibited behavior that follows.

Related

shot · sloshed · buzzed · had a few · feeling no pain · liquid courage · soused · three sheets to the wind · tanked · drunk as a skunk · loaded · blitzed · falling down drunk · under the table · stewed · blotto · crocked · drunk

Categories
Opposites
sobriety state

liquored upsober

Free from intoxication

sober as a judge · bone-dry · teetotal · dry · on the wagon

mental clarity

liquored upclear-headed

Able to think rationally

sharp · lucid · alert · clear-eyed · sharp as a tack

Family

liquor, liqueur, liquored

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13