boiled

[boild]

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk.

Other Word Forms

• half-boiled adjective
• semiboiled adjective
• unboiled adjective
• well-boiled adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of boiled¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; boil ¹ + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Why doesn't spaghetti fall apart when it's boiled?

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Thailand and Cambodia witnessed their worst cross-border clashes in decades in July, when a territory dispute boiled over into five days of open combat along their jungle-clad frontier.

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The wartime city simultaneously boiled with creative energy.

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Because Shelley came up with “Frankenstein” as an 18-year-old newlywed who’d just lost a baby, her message gets boiled down to gender: Women birth life, men mimic it.

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Yams are also a prized ingredient in Nigerian cuisine -- fried, boiled, mashed or turned into flour.

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Related Words

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• soggy