adjective
tight
Drunk or under the influence of drugs.
In the old comedy, the guest gets tight on champagne.
Etymology
Tight developed a slang sense for intoxication. The exact historical route from physical tightness to this meaning is uncertain.
More examples
- He was too tight to follow the conversation clearly.
- The memoir describes a night when everyone was tight.
- She recognized the dated expression for someone who was tight.
Forms
tight · tighter · tightest
Similar words
- drunk
- The ordinary term; tight is dated slang.
- intoxicated
- A formal description rather than dated conversational slang.