rat-arsed

Drunk beyond function

Rat-arsed is British slang for extremely drunk: We got absolutely rat-arsed at the pub last night.

The term is vulgar but common in casual speech, suggesting a state of thorough intoxication rather than mere tipsiness.

Also spelled rat-assed.

drunk

hammered

Severely intoxicated or pounded

legless · smashed · sozzled · tanked · trolleyed · pickled · soused · bladdered · wrecked · steaming

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intoxication level

rat-arsedsober

Free from intoxication

teetotal · straight · clear-headed · abstinent · dry

Family

rat, rats, plastered, arse, pissed, arsed, ratlike

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