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United States
"Shitfaced, meaning incredibly drunk. Alternatively, you can also say wasted. Whew, what's got you all drowsy this morning? Oh man, you have no idea. Last night I went to a party and got completely shitfaced."
What it means
Means extremely drunk, not just tipsy but fully gone, sloppy, loud, wobbly, maybe forgetting half the night and making spectacularly bad choices with total confidence. It's crude, casual, and usually tossed out with a laugh, a grimace, or both. Not the word for polite company unless the room's already boozy and chaotic.
Usage examples
"Bro turned up to brunch wearing one shoe and asking the waiter for ibuprofen. He got properly shitfaced at Javi's birthday, no contest."
"My uncle got absolutely shitfaced at my cousin’s wedding in Santa Monica last weekend, three pisco sours, four glasses of red wine and a single tequila shot during the cake-cutting ceremony, and the bride’s father had to drive him back to the hotel in his own rental car at half past midnight."
"The frat boys on the next table at the steakhouse near the airport in Dallas were already shitfaced before our family of six had ordered the appetiser plate, two pitchers of Lone Star down at six in the evening and a karaoke machine being set up by the manager at the corner of the room."
"We were only meant to have two pints after work, but Dan got absolutely shitfaced and tried to order chips from the cash machine."
"She didn't just get drunk at the festival, she got shitfaced, lost her sunglasses, and spent twenty minutes hugging the wrong tent."
Where it comes from
Shitfaced is an established English slang term from the mid 20th century, especially in US use, built from shit plus faced. That older faced pattern shows up in words for someone visibly marked by a condition or mood. Here it means so drunk your whole face and state are giving the game away.
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