Shellacked

adj, slang

adj, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Coated in shellac.

    "At Boy Bar, the bouncers, two tall, emaciated young men with shellacked hair under their bowler hats, were standing just inside the door to escape the cold."

  2. 2
    Drunk. slang

    "Those were my first impressions of wine: Ladies drink chilled, soft white while they gossip in the kitchen; old men drink strong, room-temperature red to get shellacked."

Synonyms

All synonyms
afflictedbefuddledbentbesottedbibulousblind drunk

Antonyms

All antonyms
sober

Example

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"At Boy Bar, the bouncers, two tall, emaciated young men with shellacked hair under their bowler hats, were standing just inside the door to escape the cold."

Etymology

From shellac + -ed.

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