Definition of be tanked

tanked    

adjective

• extremely drunk.

  I was tanked last night.

  • See more words with the same meaning: under the influence of alcohol, drunk.

  Last edited on May 13 1998. Submitted by Larry Faulkner on May 13 1998.

origin

• Perhaps taken from "drunk tank" - that is, a holding cell at a police station for intoxicated individuals.

  Last edited on Jan 27 1999. Submitted by Kurfster from New Orleans, LA, USA on Jan 27 1999.

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Other terms relating to 'under the influence of alcohol, drunk':
act	Definitions include: to act foolish; under the influence of alcohol or drugs; or to do something dangerous.
perved	Definitions include: drunk.
ripped	Definitions include: extremely inebriated.
fit-shaced	Definitions include: "shit-faced".
f*cked up	Definitions include: disturbing.
retarded	Definitions include: bad, of poor quality.
beer goggles	Definitions include: a metaphorical set of glasses ("goggles") that one wears after drinking enough alcohol that one's definition of "attractive" declines substantially.
blotto	Definitions include: drunk.
stewed	Definitions include: drunk.
torn down	Definitions include: very inebriated.
krunk	Definitions include: to get started, to crank up.
slaughtered	Definitions include: very drunk.
hammered	Definitions include: very drunk.
pie-eyed	Definitions include: extremely drunk.
fly	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
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Other terms relating to 'tank':
drunk tank	Definitions include: a holding cell for drunk people, usually in a county jail.
LOLITA	Definitions include: a sexually attractive or sexually provocative female under the age of sexual consent.
piss-tank	Definitions include: a person who habitually drinks large amounts of alcohol.
septic tank	Definitions include: Cockney rhyming slang meaning American i.e. septic tank - yank.
tank	Definitions include: to overcome, to conquer.
tank *ss	Definitions include: large ass.
tanked up	Definitions include: to be totally drunk, full of alcohol, intoxicated.

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