get one's load on

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Meaning · English

To get drunk.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Uống say rượu

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Everyone learned to stay away from him the morning after, as well as in the evening after he got his load on. But stone cold sober, he was still a mean son-of-a-bitch.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “get one's load on” mean?

To get drunk.

Is “get one's load on” formal or informal?

get one's load on is generally slang.

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