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

Volunteers there fill hydration packs and pass out hundreds of peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches, bananas, watermelon slices, potato chips, fruit pies and boiled potatoes dusted with salt.

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Several other residents spoke to BBC News about the unrest, which is centred on just one city block, as tensions have boiled over and put the city in the national spotlight.

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But it really boiled down to one thing: Stop Barkley.

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A small cluster of cases last year, for example, was linked to young men vaping boiled cannabis mixed with pond water - a risky practice that underscores how contaminated water can become a conduit for infection.

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It was the 2025 season boiled down into three hours of roars, then screams, then sighs.

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Related Words

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• soggy