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  • past tense form of gas.
  • past participle of gas.
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gassed

American  
[gast] / gæst /

adjective

Slang.
  1. drunk.


gassed British  
/ ɡæst /

adjective

  1. slang drunk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of gassed

1910–15; gas (v.) + -ed 2

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Morris’s mother and father, respectively, were an accomplished organist and a mechanic who had been gassed in World War I. Like Waugh, Morris boarded as a teenager at Lancing College in West Sussex, England.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

“I’m not sure why Taylor picked such a rundown place to film, but I’m gassed about it,” said Hogg, 24.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 5, 2026

He uploaded his first song, Plethora, to TiKTok in 2019 and was "gassed" when it received 1,000 plays in a day.

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

On Friday night, their already overworked bullpen had been gassed again by their extra-inning gantlet.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2025

I remember leaving Malloy's house, running down the block, busting into our apartment all gassed up, excited to show Jazz what I learned.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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