plastered

American  

[plas-terd, plah-sterd] / ˈplæs tərd, ˈplɑ stərd /

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk.

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plastered British  

/ ˈplɑːstəd /

adjective

1. slang intoxicated; drunk

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Usage

What does plastered mean? Plastered is a slang adjective that means extremely drunk. Plastered is just one of the many slang synonyms for intoxicated, including bombed, blitzed, hammered, smashed, wasted, trashed, sloshed, and tanked. Such words often imply that a person is drunk beyond a point of being able to function in even the most basic ways. Someone who’s described as plastered probably can’t even walk or talk properly. In many cases, a person who’s plastered is intoxicated to the point of blacking out—losing consciousness and probably losing their memory of what happened when they were intoxicated. Example: He got so plastered that he couldn’t remember anything that happened before he woke up in his car, which he had crashed into a tree.

Etymology

Origin of plastered

First recorded in 1910–15; plaster + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Sifting through the evidence, jurors put together a timeline on a whiteboard and plastered the walls with sheets of paper covered in notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Utility boxes, street signs and maps of Little Tokyo attractions are plastered with stickers and graffiti.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

A seventh-generation Roman, Francesco Totti dreamed of sporting the same carmine red and gold as the heroes plastered across his childhood bedroom wall.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

She long dreamed of becoming an astronaut, she has said, noting the poster of the iconic "Earthrise" image plastered to the wall of her childhood bedroom.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

I plastered on a smile pretty as a string of pearls.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry