zoned out
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Meaning · English
Intoxicated by drugs.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Things have changed in the Red Keep since we last visited. Viserys is at death’s door; his body is completely ravaged by the infection we’ve seen growing in him from episode one, and he’s effectively a living skeleton, spending his days in bed, zoned out on milk of the poppy.
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 “zoned out” mean?
Intoxicated by drugs.
Is “zoned out” formal or informal?
zoned out is generally slang.