bombed

American  

[bomd] / bɒmd /

adjective

Slang.

1. completely intoxicated; drunk.

2. completely under the influence of drugs; high.

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bombed British  

/ bɒmd /

adjective

1. slang under the influence of alcohol or drugs (esp in the phrase bombed out of one's mind or skull )

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Usage

What does bombed mean? Bombed is a slang adjective that means extremely drunk or high on drugs or both.Bombed is just one of the many slang synonyms for intoxicated that involve a sense of destruction, including destroyed, blitzed, hammered, smashed, wasted, and trashed. Other synonyms include sloshed, tanked, and plastered. Such words often imply that a person is intoxicated beyond a point of being able to function in even the most basic ways. Someone who’s described as bombed probably can’t even walk or talk properly. In many cases, a person who’s bombed is intoxicated to the point of blacking out—losing consciousness and probably losing their memory of what happened when they were intoxicated.Bombed is often used in the phrases bombed out of one’s mind and bombed out of one’s skull, as in The guy was bombed out of his mind on PCP and ranting and raving at everyone. Example: He got so bombed that he couldn’t remember anything that happened before he woke up in his car, which he had crashed into a tree.

Other Word Forms

• unbombed adjective

Etymology

Origin of bombed

First recorded in 1935–40; bomb + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The Pickaxe Mountain site is a difficult target, buried 80 to 100 meters below ground—even deeper than the Fordow facility the U.S. bombed in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

During the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, Iraqi aircraft repeatedly bombed Kharg in an attempt to cripple Iran’s economy.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

Starting in Oman on Friday, the ongoing talks are the first involving US and Iranian officials since last June, when the US bombed Iran's three main nuclear facilities.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

“At the time that I was looking, the Tesla stocks bombed really hard, and resale is always top of mind for me,” De Groot said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

“He’d already lost his family twice before. Once in Poland and then again here—his adopted family. So when you and Aunt Susie came along ...” “Once bombed, twice shy?”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs