beered-up, a. colloq. (orig. U.S.).
Brit. /ˌbɪədˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌbɪrdˈəp/
[‹ beered, past participle of beer v. + up adv.1, after to beer up v. at beer v. Additions]
Drunk, esp. on beer; (now) often with the implication of resultant antisocial behaviour.
| 1933 Nevada State Jrnl. 21 May 1/1 Pie-eyed, mellow,..tanked, beered-up... And then, in emergencies you can use the word drunk. 1968 Economist 13 Apr. 64/3 Property owned by a small group of pro-Spanish businessmen..was smashed up by beered-up workers. 1984 W. G. Tapply Dutch Blue Error ix. 123 We have our share of housebreaks, beered-up teenagers smashing mailboxes. 2000 M. Blake 24 Karat Schmooze (2001) xv. 165 Old boozers tarted up in the Eighties, quiet now, hours until their guts heaved with beered-up bodies. |