sloshed

American  

[slosht] / slɒʃt /

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk.

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sloshed British  

/ slɒʃt /

adjective

1. a slang word for drunk

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Usage

What does sloshed mean? Sloshed is a slang adjective that means drunk (and often extremely drunk). Sloshed is just one of the many slang synonyms for intoxicated, including bombed, blitzed, plastered, hammered, smashed, wasted, trashed, 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 sloshed may not even be able to walk or talk properly. In some cases, a person who’s sloshed 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 sloshed 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 sloshed

First recorded in 1945–50; slosh + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Museums spent the past few years sinking resources into outsmarting climate-change activists who sloshed tomato soup, cake icing and other foodstuffs all over iconic masterpieces to get attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

In Bangkok, thousands experienced the quake's effects as buildings swayed and water sloshed out of swimming pools.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2025

People on a bus lifted up their feet as water sloshed around the vehicle:

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2023

“Ah, the stench, and the way the slop buckets sloshed all over the place in rough seas...”

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone