soused

[ soust ]

/ saʊst /

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adjective Slang.

drunk; intoxicated.

Nearby words

sous-vide, sousa, sousa, john philip, sousaphone, souse, soused, souslik, sousse, soustelle, soutache, soutane

Origin of soused

1540–50, in sense “pickled”; 1605–15 for current sense; souse¹ + -ed²

Related formsun·soused, adjective

Definition for soused (2 of 3)

souse

[ sous ]

/ saʊs /

verb (used with object), soused, sous·ing.

to plunge into water or other liquid; immerse.

to drench, as with water.

to dash or pour, as water.

to steep in pickling brine; pickle.

verb (used without object), soused, sous·ing.

to plunge into water or other liquid.

to be soaked or drenched.

to be steeping or soaking in something.

noun

an act of sousing.

something kept or steeped in pickle, especially the head, ears, and feet of a pig.

a liquid used as a pickle.

Slang. a drunkard.

Origin of souse

1350–1400; 1915–20 for def 11; (noun) Middle English sows < Middle French souce pickled < Germanic (akin to salt¹); (v.) Middle English sousen, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR souse

2 soak, wet.

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Definition for soused (3 of 3)

souse

[ sous ]

/ saʊs /

Archaic.

verb (used without object), soused, sous·ing.

to swoop down.

verb (used with object), soused, sous·ing.

to swoop or pounce upon.

noun Falconry.

a rising while in flight.

a swooping or pouncing.

Origin of souse

1480–90; by-form of source in its earlier literal sense “rising”

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Examples from the Web for soused

They took hold of him by his arms and legs and soused him into the dirty water and held him under till he had drunk a cupful.
The Heart of Pinocchio|Collodi Nipote
Most of the rubber men were soused and our two guides were rapidly filling up.
Journeys and Experiences in Argentina, Paraguay, and Chile|Henry Stephens
Would you mind telling me just why you soused your tea into his face?
The Daredevil|Maria Thompson Daviess
They got me soused—doped me, I think, else I'd never have done it.
The Definite Object|Jeffery Farnol

Grant filled it to the brim with water and then soused it as nearly as he could into the faces of the fighters.
The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave|Ross Kay

British Dictionary definitions for soused (1 of 2)

souse

/ (saʊs) /

verb

to plunge (something, oneself, etc) into water or other liquid

to drench or be drenched

(tr) to pour or dash (liquid) over (a person or thing)

to steep or cook (food) in a marinade

(tr; usually passive) slang to make drunk

noun

the liquid or brine used in pickling

the act or process of sousing

slang a habitual drunkard

Word Origin for souse

C14: from Old French sous, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German sulza brine

British Dictionary definitions for soused (2 of 2)

souse

/ (saʊs) falconry (of hawks or falcons) /

verb (intr)

(often foll by on or upon) to swoop suddenly downwards (on a prey)

noun

a sudden downward swoop

Word Origin for souse

C16: perhaps a variant of obsolete vb sense of source

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soused

adjective Slang.

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Definition for soused (2 of 3)

souse

verb (used with object), soused, sous·ing.

verb (used without object), soused, sous·ing.

noun

Origin of souse

Definition for soused (3 of 3)

souse

verb (used without object), soused, sous·ing.

verb (used with object), soused, sous·ing.

noun Falconry.

Origin of souse

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British Dictionary definitions for soused (1 of 2)

souse

verb

noun

Word Origin for souse

British Dictionary definitions for soused (2 of 2)

souse

verb (intr)

noun

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