screwed

screwed
   drunk
   Probably a pun on tight1:
    ... a glance sufficed to show even Philippa... that he was undeniably screwed. (Somerville and Ross, 1897)
   To be half-screwed is to be no more sober.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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