blootered, a. colloq. (orig. Eng. regional (north.), now chiefly Sc. and Irish English (north.)).
Brit. /ˈbluːtəd/, U.S. /ˈbludərd/, Sc. /ˈblutərd/, Irish English (north) /ˈbluːt(h)erd/, /ˈbluːdərd/
Forms: 18 bluitert, 19– blootered Irish English (north.) 19– blootered, 19– bloothered, 19– bluthered
[Apparently either <blooter v. + -ed suffix1 or <blooter n. + -ed suffix2.
blooter v. 2 (or its noun equivalent) seems the most likely source, but the 19th-cent. Scottish sense ‘to bluiter up with water, to dilute too much’ (see J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. (1808) s.v.) may also be an influence.]
Very drunk; intoxicated.
| 1805 R. Anderson et al. Ballads in Cumberland Dial. (1820) II. 170 Aw bais'd, an' bluitert, an' queerish. |
| 1983 J. Pepper Illustr. Encycl. Ulster Knowl. 35 ‘Had he drink on him?’ aims to establish if someone was (a) palatic (b) bluthered (c) flying (d) legless..[etc.]. 1983 C. I. Macafee Glasgow (Gloss.) 156 Blootered..drunk. 1986 Punch 18 June 118/1 You drink the drink..so quickly that the ice cannot melt and you fall over blootered. 1990 L. Todd Words Apart 33 The man was teetotally bloothered. He couldn't put a foot in front of him. 2001 H. Collins No Smoke ix. 147 The bevvie and the hash. We wur aw blootered, an mind we aw bolted. |