pickled
Americanadjective
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preserved or steeped in brine or other liquid.
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Slang. drunk; intoxicated.
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(of wood) given an antique appearance by applying and partly removing paint or by bleaching.
adjective
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preserved in a pickling liquid
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informal intoxicated; drunk
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Maybe it’s a drizzle of special vinegar, a pat of cultured butter softening into gloss or a tangle of pickled vegetables with just enough bite.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
For most of human history, the diet was a prisoner of the seasons and dictated by whatever could be smoked, pickled, salted or buried in a dark cellar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
I tend to order tartare whenever I see it, and Redbird’s version stands out: served over a crisp potato tosti with caramelized onion crema, egg jam, pickled pearl onion, and shaved marrow.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
They demolished plates of dried beef, hoecakes, pickled eggs, roast venison and fried parsnips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The pickled mangoes had absorbed oil and expanded, making the bottles leak.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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