ratted

ratted
adj
British
drunk. A more polite version of rat-faced or rat-arsed. All three terms were in vogue in the second half of the 1980s. 'When we were looking for the personifi-cation of the Kentucky face, we got so ratted, so drunk ... for an entire week.' (Ralph Steadman, I-D magazine, Novem-ber 1987)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Ratted — Rat Rat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ratted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratting}.] 1. In English politics, to desert one s party from interested motives; to forsake one s associates for one s own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ratted — verb get ratted BrE slang to get extremely drunk …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • ratted — adjective intoxicated …   Wiktionary

  • ratted — ræt n. large long tailed rodent that resembles a mouse; traitor, one who betrays, informer v. betray an accomplice to police; abandon one s associates, desert one s colleagues …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ratted — adjective Brit. informal very drunk …   English new terms dictionary

  • ratted — Adj. Drunk …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • ratted — past of rat …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rat — Rat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ratted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratting}.] 1. In English politics, to desert one s party from interested motives; to forsake one s associates for one s own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ratting — Rat Rat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ratted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ratting}.] 1. In English politics, to desert one s party from interested motives; to forsake one s associates for one s own advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ræt; akin to Old High German ratta rat and perhaps to Latin rodere to gnaw more at rodent Date: before 12th century 1. a. any of numerous rodents (Rattus and related genera) differing from the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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