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blotto

noun · adjective · verb

Simple meaning

Someone who is drunk or intoxicated.

Pronunciation

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blahtoh

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈblɑtoʊ

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. informal

    A person who is (very) drunk or intoxicated.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of blotto ("reagent used to block protein binding sites for laboratory techniques").

adjective

  1. informalVery

    Drunk or intoxicated.

verb

  1. intransitiveinformal

    To become or cause to become (very) drunk or intoxicated.

  2. intransitiveinformal

    To be annihilated or destroyed; to be blotted out.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person who is (very) drunk or intoxicated.

Used this way, blotto is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in everyday conversation and social media or informal writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Casual
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Playful
Usage feel
Casual and conversational

Where it naturally appears

  • Everyday conversation
  • Social media/informal writing

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More about this wordSynonyms, forms, origin

Synonyms

noun

Sense: person who is (very) drunk or intoxicated

drunk

adjective

Sense: drunk or intoxicated

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