Alcohol Effects & Mild Highs: English Vocabulary List

slightly intoxicated from alcohol or cannabis

"I feel buzzed."

"After two glasses of wine she felt pleasantly buzzed but not completely drunk."

intoxicated or high from smoking cannabis

"He is blunted."

"He felt blunted after smoking marijuana and he could not focus on the conversation."

feeling extremely happy or euphoric, sometimes due to being high on drugs

"She is blissed up."

"The spa treatment left her feeling completely blissed up and stress free for the first time in months."

to experience a mild high or altered state of mind from consuming drugs

"He caught a buzz at the party."

"After drinking two beers quickly he started to catch a buzz and feel more relaxed at the party."

lightly intoxicated from alcohol

"She got tipsy at the party."

"She got tipsy at the party after drinking two glasses of wine and started laughing at everything."

very drunk or heavily intoxicated from alcohol

"He got smashed."

"He got smashed at the party and his friends had to carry him home."

having consumed excessive alcohol to the point of extreme intoxication

"He got hammered last night."

"He got hammered at the party and his friends had to carry him home safely."

very drunk or heavily intoxicated from alcohol

"He is tanked."

"After drinking an entire bottle of whiskey he was completely tanked and passed out on the couch."

extremely drunk or heavily intoxicated

"They were annihilated last night."

"After the bachelor party, the groom was completely annihilated and had to be helped back to his hotel."

heavily drunk, often to the point of being visibly clumsy and lacking control

"He was plastered after the party."

"He was plastered after the party and his friends had to carry him to the car."

drunk from consuming alcohol

"She is liquored up."

"The liquored up man stumbled out of the bar and could not find his car keys."

slightly drunk; loosened up by alcohol

"He felt lubricated and happy."

"A few drinks at the bar left him feeling lubricated and more willing to engage in conversation."

very drunk or heavily intoxicated

"He got blitzed at the party."

"The blitzed partygoer could not remember how he got home and his friends had to tell him the next day."

intense hunger or craving for food that occurs after drinking alcohol

"The bar food satisfied his drunchies."

"After the pub crawl they got the drunchies and ordered a large pizza with extra cheese and pepperoni."

drunk or intoxicated from drugs or alcohol

"He is lit."

"After several rounds of drinks, he became noticeably lit and began slurring his words."

experiencing the effects of drugs or cannabis

"He looked faded."

"The prolonged effects of the cannabis made him appear visibly faded and disoriented."

heavily intoxicated by alcohol, often to the point of being impaired or unconscious

"He was wasted."

"After the party, he was completely wasted and had to be helped home by friends."

completely intoxicated, often to the point of losing control or awareness

"He was gone."

"After consuming the entire bottle of liquor, he was completely gone and unresponsive."

wild, energetic, and intoxicated, often from alcohol

"The party was crunk."

"After several drinks, he became loud and crunk at the party."