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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by hluska on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:17PM (#27610506)
Sloshed is a weird word. It means drunk but if you go through etymology, it started at slush and moved to slosh which was to splash around in slush. Then somewhere along the lines, 'slosh' meant to pour without care and make a mess. That turned into pour alcohol carelessly and become a mess.
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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by neom on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:21PM (#27610556)
Where I grew up in Scotland, sloshed very specifically meant you couldn't pour the booze straight anymore, more than just a bit drunk. However, it's also considered somewhat polite, I thought... more appropriate when speaking of the dead.
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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by jwdunne on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:26PM (#27610618)
That’s the meaning in Manchester too. Extreme state of intoxication by alcohol. Beyond mere “I’m drunk”.
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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by hluska on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @08:34PM (#27612443)
Hey friend, honestly thanks. That’s how my Grandma Beatrice used the term sloshed - her family came over from Glasgow and she inherited that phrase from her Dad. It’s hard to convey but it was always said with love. It was more gentle teasing than an accusation?

Seriously though, thanks for this memory. My Gram and I were very very close.

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Re:John McAfee found dead in Spanish jail after court approv... by Arnavion on Wednesday June 23, 2021 @05:21PM (#27610549)
I always thought the association was directly from "splashing around", as in "you're so drunk that it's like you've been swimming in the stuff."
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