Crocked

/ˈkrɑkt/ adjective

Definition

Broken, cracked, or in poor condition; or colloquially, drunk or intoxicated.

Etymology

From crock (a broken piece of pottery or an old, broken thing) plus -ed. Also possibly related to dialectal meanings of crock as illness or weakness.

Kelly Says

The slang meaning 'drunk' likely comes from the comparison to a broken pot—your functioning is similarly compromised—showing how physical metaphors dominate alcohol vocabulary across cultures.

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