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Definition of 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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| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: Very intoxicated; spacey. A Zone Trooper is someone apt to be in this state. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk or under the influence of drugs. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: angry. | |
| Definitions include: Drunk. | |
| Definitions include: extremely inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: extremely inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: to be mildly inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: Stupid or strange. | |
| Definitions include: drunk. | |
| Definitions include: very drunk. | |
| Definitions include: inebriated. | |
| Definitions include: the physical sensation that the room or nearby area is spinning - despite it being stationary - due to consumption of drugs or alcohol. | |
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| Definitions include: A holding cell for drunk people, usually a county jail. | |
| Definitions include: a sexually attractive or sexually provocative female under the age of sexual consent. | |
| Definitions include: a person who habitually drinks large amounts of alcohol. | |
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