tanked up
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Meaning · English
Intoxicated.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The other night, what looked like an entire RAF squadron, all very tanked up, played a football game in the lobby, while we looked on with glazed eyes.The Dutch are more stoical—they get drunk and stay drunk.
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 “tanked up” mean?
Intoxicated.
Is “tanked up” formal or informal?
tanked up is generally slang.