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trashed

American  
[trasht] / træʃt /

adjective

Slang.

  1. intoxicated; drunk.

trashed British  
/ træʃt /

adjective

  1. informal drunk

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • untrashed adjective

Etymology

Origin of trashed

1925–30, for an earlier sense; trash + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Simplicity is elevated, subtlety is trashed, and complexity decried.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Unlike other defectors, he had never sued the Tour, nor had he trashed it in public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The famous son whose selection as the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA draft was trashed in this space as “not very smart” has actually become part of something that borders on ingenious.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the birds trashed the room, leaving tour manager John Courage to remove them posthaste.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2024

“You wouldn’t happen to be the same crackerjack lawman who fell asleep in his car while the vandal trashed our survey stakes, would you?”

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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