rat-arsed
rat-arsed adjective: synonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.
Adjective
rat-arsed (comparative more rat-arsed, superlative most rat-arsed)
- Synonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.
- I got completely rat-arsed last night and ended up tied naked to a lamp post. I'm not going to do that again.
- He doesn't need an ambulance. He needs a bucket of cold water. Rat-arsed.1998 April 22, Caroline Graham et al., “Faithful unto Death”, in Midsomer Murders
- Synonyms:
- shitfaced, extremely drunk
Synonyms of rat-arsed
- shitfaced
- extremely drunk
Forms of rat-arsed
| comparative | more rat-arsed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most rat-arsed |
| alternative form | ratarsed |
| alternative form | rat arsed |
| alternative form | ratassed |
| alternative form | rat-assed |
| alternative form | rat assed |
Origin of rat-arsed
Further development of pissed as a rat, from the British slang pissed (“drunk”), and drunk as a rat, the animal serving as a generic intensifier. Compare similar ratfaced, pissed as a newt, drunk as a skunk, etc.
Words formed from rat-arsed
Questions about rat-arsed
- What does rat-arsed mean?
- Rat-arsed means synonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.
- What part of speech is rat-arsed?
- Rat-arsed is an adjective.
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