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wired to the gills

wired to the gills adjective: extremely drugged.

Adjective

wired to the gills (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Extremely drugged.

Questions about wired to the gills

What does wired to the gills mean?
Wired to the gills means extremely drugged.
What part of speech is wired to the gills?
Wired to the gills is an adjective.

Words near wired to the gills in the dictionary

  1. wirecutting
  2. wired
  3. wired away
  4. wired in
  5. wired off
  6. wired to the gills
  7. wiredancer
  8. wiredancers
  9. wiredness
  10. wiredraw
  11. wiredrawer

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