ぐでんぐでん
ぐでんぐでん
adverb
completely drunk, dead drunk, plastered
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.
ぐでんぐでんに酔った。
I got completely plastered.
彼はぐでんぐでんで帰ってきた。
He came home dead drunk.
ぐでんぐでんになるまで飲むな。
Don't drink until you're completely wasted.
終電でぐでんぐでんの人をよく見る。
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:
- ぐでんぐでんに酔う (to get dead drunk)
- ぐでんぐでんになる (to become completely plastered)
Related mimetic words for drunkenness:
- べろべろ (very drunk)
- へべれけ (drunk and incoherent)
- ふらふら (unsteady, wobbly)
ぐでんぐでん suggests a more limp, collapsed state than べろべろ.