Talk:stoned

Are we sure it means drunk?
We quote, ''He could be a mean drunk,' said saxophonist Artie Drelinger. ' […] Booze was his priority, and when he was stoned he could be a son of a bitch.'' It could certainly have its conventional meaning in this sentence and still be grammatical. It would be quite odd to use this to mean "drunk" when there are so many other ways to say it. Even if the author did intend it that way, it is so ambiguous that I would expect it to be a one-off usage and not part of a wider trend. Given the context, it's also possible that it means in this one instance both drunk and stoned (i.e. crunk). All I'm saying is that I'm skepitcal ..... I hope there are more instances of this use if it is real. — Soap — 12:29, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Search on Google for "stoned on beer" and you'll find plenty of evidence. Chuck Entz (talk) 17:58, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Im surprised. And thanks for posting it on the Teahouse ... I get self conscious seeing my name all over the page so much. — Soap — 21:54, 6 June 2020 (UTC)


 * (See also Tea room/2020/June.) - -sche (discuss) 19:57, 29 September 2022 (UTC)