English Language & Usage Asked by DesertLion on June 5, 2021
As fuck is a common way to end sentences in slang language — for example, “I’m drunk as fuck.” What is the formal (appropriate) equivalent phrase that gives the exact same meaning and sounds just as befitting?
I do apologize if this question seems bang out of line or impertinent. My intentions are totally pure and it’s just that the question has been lingering in my head for some time… plus, I want to quit using it and start using a more appropriate decent phrase.
Note: I’m not after adverbs such as very, extremely etc… I’m looking for a phrase.
The term "drunk as fuck", as you mentioned, uses "as fuck" as an intensifier — in this case a particularly vulgar one.
You mentioned you wanted a phrase. The phrase "as fuck" mimics a simile, using "fuck" as a word representing a generic, intense object. If you want a less profane term, you could invent a simile of your own. Here are a few examples to give you some ideas, with varying levels of appropriateness:
I'm as drunk as a Russian at a strip club.
I'm as drunk as a frat boy during initiation.
I'm exactly as think as you drunk I am.
I'm as drunk as Quagmire from Family Guy in a Never Have I Ever game.
I'm as drunk as a wood spider that had rubbing alcohol swabbed on its back.
It's a fun exercise in general. Try coming up with a few of your own.
Answered by Joe Z. on June 5, 2021
I'm XXX as all get out is common. Websters:
the utmost conceivable degree —used in comparisons to suggest something superlative
See also this stack question: Origin of “as all get out” meaning “to the utmost degree”
Answered by Wayfaring Stranger on June 5, 2021
A one-size-fits-all simile is "as can be", meaning "to as great an extent as is possible."
I'm as drunk as can be (although in my opinion, you shouldn't be able to speak at that point).
I'm as full as can be
She's as cute as can be
Answered by Phil M Jones on June 5, 2021
...as hell might work and be slightly less NC17
Answered by damon on June 5, 2021
"Drunk as a lord" still seems a modern phrase, although it's not as popular as the recently introduced "drunk as a skunk": ngram.
Answered by LPH on June 5, 2021
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