floored



floored

1. mod. surprised. You looked floored when I came in. Wasn’t I invited?
2. mod. knocked to the floor by a blow. The guy was floored and didn’t move a muscle—ever again.
3. mod. alcohol intoxicated. He’s totally floored. Can’t see a hole in a ladder.
See also: floor

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AleŠ-Czech, Slovak, Slovene
EyÜP-Turkish
Persephonepər-SEF-ə-nee (English)Greek Mythology
Alojzija-Slovene, Croatian
Bosse-Swedish
TildaTEEL-dah (Finnish)English, Swedish, Finnish