Extremely intoxicated. Also 'drunk as a fiddler,' 'drunk as a skunk,' 'falling-down drunk,' or 'roaring drunk.'
Examples:
- He came home drunk as a lord.
Origin: Considered proverbial by mid-1600s; 'roaring drunk' first recorded in 1697.
Synonyms: drunk as a fiddler, drunk as a skunk, falling-down drunk, roaring drunk