gassed
gassed Lexical Profile
gassed Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
North American Completely exhausted, out of breath, or drained of energy, especially from intense physical exertion.
"The marathon runners looked completely gassed by the time they reached the final mile."
British Extremely excited, enthusiastic, or inflated with confidence due to praise or anticipation (slang).
"Everyone in the crowd was gassed when the headlining band finally walked onto the stage."
North American Intoxicated with alcohol or drugs (slang).
"He had way too much to drink at the reception and ended up completely gassed."
Word Nuance & Usage
In informal American English, especially in sports contexts, 'gassed' means completely exhausted or out of breath; in modern British and youth slang, however, it means excitedly hyped up or overly flattered.