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gassed

American  
[gast] / gæst /

adjective

Slang.

  1. drunk.

gassed British  
/ ɡæst /

adjective

  1. slang drunk

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Other Word Forms

  • ungassed adjective

Etymology

Origin of gassed

1910–15; gas (v.) + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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“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

While showing few outward signs of struggling with the foot blisters which troubled him in the quarter-finals, Djokovic regularly looked gassed against Sinner before finding further reserves to win in four hours and nine minutes.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 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

The Dodgers eventually knocked the Giants out of the playoffs that October, but their elongated path through the postseason as a wild card team left them gassed in the NL Championship Series.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

This was of course after they had already gassed each other up, talking to each other like there was no one else on the track but them.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

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