plastered

American  

[plas-terd, plah-sterd] / ˈplæs tərd, ˈplɑ stərd /

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk.

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plastered British  

/ ˈplɑːstəd /

adjective

1. slang intoxicated; drunk

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Usage

What does plastered mean? Plastered is a slang adjective that means extremely drunk. Plastered is just one of the many slang synonyms for intoxicated, including bombed, blitzed, hammered, smashed, wasted, trashed, sloshed, and tanked. Such words often imply that a person is drunk beyond a point of being able to function in even the most basic ways. Someone who’s described as plastered probably can’t even walk or talk properly. In many cases, a person who’s plastered is intoxicated to the point of blacking out—losing consciousness and probably losing their memory of what happened when they were intoxicated. Example: He got so plastered that he couldn’t remember anything that happened before he woke up in his car, which he had crashed into a tree.

Etymology

Origin of plastered

First recorded in 1910–15; plaster + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Plastered around the bar are print-outs with tips to avoid crypto scams—and this, Ortiz tells me, is one of her core goals: to create a space where people can learn and ask questions.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2023

Plastered on a nearby wall were pictures of legends from what felt like a long-lost era.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2018

Plastered outside the wall of his Capitol office are the faces and names of soldiers killed after deployment from Camp Lejeune, which is in his district.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2017

Plastered to the ceiling in chaotic disorder are chairs, mattresses, hollowed-out television sets, old telephones and ironing boards — a junkyard pile suspended from above.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2014

Plastered on the walls behind them were pictures upon pictures upon pictures, all of one person: Scarlet.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia