Meaning & use
Toasted
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Browned or crisped by exposure to heat, especially bread; also used informally to mean intoxicated or exhausted.
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She spread butter on the warm, toasted bread.
After three shots, he was thoroughly toasted by midnight.
A note on using this word
The slang sense meaning "drunk" or "high" has been common in informal American English since at least the late 20th century.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Informal: drunk or under the influence of drugs.
By the end of the party, half the room was toasted.
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