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;... drunkintoxicatedplastered sloshed smashed wastedinebriatedtipsy

Opposites

sober

Word family

Related forms 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.

blot English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# 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

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