Carrying a heavy burden or full capacity; also means wealthy, intoxicated, or containing hidden implications or bias. Can describe firearms containing ammunition.
From Middle English 'lode' meaning 'course' or 'way,' related to leading or carrying. The sense of 'wealthy' emerged in American slang around the 1940s, while 'biased' developed from the idea of loading dice.
The word 'loaded' is beautifully versatile - from loaded trucks to loaded questions to loaded dice. Each meaning stems from the core idea of carrying extra weight, whether physical, financial, or metaphorical burden.
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