rat-arsed

adjective

Synonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.

“I got completely rat-arsed last night and ended up tied naked to a lamp post. I'm not going to do that again.”

Similar
shitfacedextremely drunk
First used 1980s
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Meanings

adjectiverat-arsed (comparative more rat-arsed, superlative most rat-arsed)

comparative more rat-arsed · superlative most rat-arsed · alternative ratarsed · alternative rat arsed · alternative ratassed · alternative rat-assed · alternative rat assed

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKcolloquialmildlyvulgarSynonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.First known use 1980s

    I got completely rat-arsed last night and ended up tied naked to a lamp post. I'm not going to do that again.

    1 more example

    He doesn't need an ambulance. He needs a bucket of cold water. Rat-arsed.

    1998 April 22, Caroline Graham et al., “Faithful unto Death”, in Midsomer Murders

    Synonyms: shitfaced, extremely drunk

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of shitfaced, extremely drunk.

Similar
shitfacedextremely drunk
Also see
pissed

Origin

Further development of pissed as a rat, from the British slang pissed (“drunk”), and drunk as a rat, the animal serving as a generic intensifier. Compare similar ratfaced, pissed as a newt, drunk as a skunk, etc.

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rat-arsed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rat-arsed

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“rat-arsed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rat-arsed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rat-arsed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rat-arsed.

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