mad with it

English

Alternative forms

• (Scotland) mad wae it, mad wi' it

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Adjective

mad with it (comparative more mad with it, superlative most mad with it)

1. (UK, chiefly Scotland, slang) Extremely drunk or intoxicated.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk

   • 2011 September 24, Gavin Knight, “The woman taking the fight to Glasgow's gangs”, in The Daily Telegraph‎, archived from the original on 2021-10-18:

     'I like being with my pals and getting mad with it,' he shrugs. 'I grew up to hate the police.'

   • 2014, Kevin Bridges, We Need to Talk About ... Kevin Bridges, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, →ISBN, page 262:

     In the most exaggerated Californian accent I could manage, I started to whisper esoteric Glasgow slang expressions, to create an image of Mo having fully immersed himself into his new city's culture. 'You guys getting mad wae it on Friday, or whit?'

   • 2016, Joanne Sundell, Arctic Will, Waterville, M.E.: Five Star Publishing, →ISBN, page 48:

     He wouldn't tell anyone about what he heard over the arctic winds. They would think him crazy. If anyone told him the same thing he'd think they were crazy or at the very least, "mad wi' it" drunk!

   • 2017 August 4, Lucy Adams, “Police officer 'embedded' in prison”, in BBC News‎, archived from the original on 2022-04-12:

     Hugh says he was "chucked" out of school aged 14 and then spent all of his time out with his "pals". "I was always getting mad with it," he says.

   • 2019 July 30, Harriet Johnston, “Woman who struck up a friendship with a 'lonely' Nigerian toilet attendant on a drunken night out reveals they now go on walks together - and she's even met her new friend's son”, in Daily Mail‎, archived from the original on 2023-06-05:

     In the now viral Twitter post, Caitlin [Harvey] penned: 'A year ago I was mad with it on a night out and got chatting to the toilet attendant who told me she had recently moved here from Nigeria and had no friends.'

Derived terms

• MWI