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mad with it

mad with it adjective: extremely drunk or intoxicated.

Adjective

mad with it (comparative more mad with it, superlative most mad with it)

  1. (Scotland, UK, slang) Extremely drunk or intoxicated.
    • 'I like being with my pals and getting mad with it,' he shrugs. 'I grew up to hate the police.'2011 September 24, Gavin Knight, “The woman taking the fight to Glasgow's gangs”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2021
    • In the most exaggerated Californian accent I could manage, I started to whisper esoteric Glasgow slang expressions, to create an image of Mo having fully immersed himself into his new city's culture. 'You guys getting mad wae it on Friday, or whit?'2014, Kevin Bridges, We Need to Talk About ... Kevin Bridges, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, →ISBN, page 262

Synonyms of mad with it

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Forms of mad with it

comparativemore mad with it
superlativemost mad with it
alternative formmad wae it
alternative formmad wi' it

Words formed from mad with it

Questions about mad with it

What does mad with it mean?
Mad with it means extremely drunk or intoxicated.
What part of speech is mad with it?
Mad with it is an adjective.

Words near mad with it in the dictionary

  1. mad scientism
  2. mad scientist
  3. mad scientists
  4. mad wae it
  5. mad wi' it
  6. mad with it
  7. mad-apple
  8. mad-apples
  9. mad-cap
  10. mad-caps
  11. mad-doctor

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