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slaughtered adjective [ ˈslɔːtəd ]

• extremely drunk.
• "Jim got absolutely slaughtered"

slaughter verb

• kill (animals) for food.
• "at present the abattoir is slaughtering animals for the domestic market"
Similar: kill, butcher,
Origin: Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse slátr ‘butcher's meat’; related to slay1. The verb dates from the mid 16th century.


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