ぐでんぐでん

ぐでんぐでん
adverb
completely drunk, dead drunk, plastered
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1. completely drunk, dead drunk, plastered
A mimetic word describing the state of being extremely intoxicated, to the point of being unable to function properly.
ぐでんぐでんに酔(よ)った。
I got completely plastered.
彼(かれ)はぐでんぐでんで帰(かえ)ってきた。
He came home dead drunk.
ぐでんぐでんになるまで飲(の)むな。
Don't drink until you're completely wasted.
終電(しゅうでん)でぐでんぐでんの人(ひと)をよく見(み)る。
You often see dead-drunk people on the last train.

ぐでんぐでん is a mimetic word (onomatopoeia) that vividly describes the limp, wobbly state of extreme intoxication. The repetitive form emphasizes the severity.

Common patterns

Related mimetic words for drunkenness:

ぐでんぐでん suggests a more limp, collapsed state than べろべろ.

Related Words

Synonym: べろべろ (very drunk)
Related: 酔(よ)っ払(ぱら)い (drunk person)
Compare: ほろ酔(よ)い (tipsy (milder))
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