bombed

American  

[bomd] / bɒmd /

adjective

Slang.

1. completely intoxicated; drunk.

2. completely under the influence of drugs; high.

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bombed British  

/ bɒmd /

adjective

1. slang under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull )

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Usage

What does bombed mean? Bombed is a slang adjective that means extremely drunk or high on drugs or both.Bombed is just one of the many slang synonyms for intoxicated that involve a sense of destruction, including destroyed, blitzed, hammered, smashed, wasted, and trashed. Other synonyms include sloshed, tanked, and plastered. Such words often imply that a person is intoxicated beyond a point of being able to function in even the most basic ways. Someone who’s described as bombed probably can’t even walk or talk properly. In many cases, a person who’s bombed is intoxicated to the point of blacking out—losing consciousness and probably losing their memory of what happened when they were intoxicated.Bombed is often used in the phrases bombed out of one’s mind and bombed out of one’s skull, as in The guy was bombed out of his mind on PCP and ranting and raving at everyone. Example: He got so bombed that he couldn’t remember anything that happened before he woke up in his car, which he had crashed into a tree.

Other Word Forms

• unbombed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bombed

First recorded in 1935–40; bomb + -ed ²

Example Sentences

But the pub trivia night was fun, even though I bombed with British topics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. on March 13 bombed military targets on Kharg Island, a spot of land a third the size of Manhattan that is the launch point of roughly 90% of Iran’s oil exports.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this month, the United States voiced unease after Israel bombed fuel depots around Tehran, smothering the city of 10 million people with toxic black smoke.

From Barron's

More and more cities were being bombed all over Germany.

From Literature

The Pickaxe Mountain site is a difficult target, buried 80 to 100 meters below ground—even deeper than the Fordow facility the U.S. bombed in June.

From The Wall Street Journal