blotto C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈblɑˌtoʊ/ UK /ˈblɒtəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj extremely drunk; intoxicated to the point of incapacity By midnight half the wedding guests were completely blotto. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · extremely drunk;... drunkintoxicatedplasteredsloshedsmashedwastedinebriatedtipsy ↔ Opposites sober Word family Related forms blot Etymology AI details Early 20th-century British slang, probably from blot in the sense of 'soak up' (as a blotter absorbs ink), suggesting someone soaked in drink, + a fanciful -o ending. blot English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blotto **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈblɑˌtoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈblɒtəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. extremely drunk; intoxicated to the point of incapacity ## Examples - By midnight half the wedding guests were completely blotto. ## Synonyms - drunk - intoxicated - plastered - sloshed - smashed - wasted - inebriated - tipsy ## Antonyms - sober ## Related Forms - blot ## Roots and Affixes - Root: blot ## Etymology Early 20th-century British slang, probably from blot in the sense of 'soak up' (as a blotter absorbs ink), suggesting someone soaked in drink, + a fanciful -o ending. ## AI Etymology Blotto is early 20th-century British slang, probably from blot in the sense of 'soak up' (as a blotter absorbs ink), suggesting someone soaked in drink, + a fanciful -o ending. Important recorded forms include blot (English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers extremely drunk; intoxicated to the point of incapacity. The wider family includes related words such as blot. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown