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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

smacked off his face

English answer:

high on drugs

Added to glossary by philgoddard
Mar 18, 2022 12:51
2 yrs ago
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English term

smacked off

Non-PRO English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters smacked off
I'm having a meeting, and he's sitting there twisted! And he's smacked off his face.

someone blaming his mate of getting intoxicated during an important meeting. The material is British.

Thanks in advance,
Responses
4 +2 smacked off his face = high on drugs
5 Smack = Heroin
Change log

Mar 19, 2022 15:36: philgoddard changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2126150">S.J's</a> old entry - "smacked off"" to ""smacked off his face = high on drugs""

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Discussion

Lara Barnett Mar 19, 2022:
@ Phil If heroin is not involved, it would be wrong, but as we don't know if it is or isn't here, providing that information to this discussion still worthwhile.
philgoddard Mar 19, 2022:
It would be wrong to use a heroin-related word in my opinion.
Lara Barnett Mar 19, 2022:
Alcohol vs drugs I don't think it makes any difference what the character's drug/drink of choice is in this case, the point is that, regardless of if he/she does use heroin, the word being used in this sentence is a word at least borrowed from the heroin user's vocabulary. So however the Asker (S.J.) decides to translate or use the word, it is helpful for him to know, in the case that in his own version he can use a heroin-related word if he chooses.
S.J (asker) Mar 19, 2022:
Thank you all.
Althea Draper Mar 19, 2022:
I can't find any references to being smacked off your face on alcohol, but there are plenty for being smacked off your face on a variety of drugs and other substances - not just heroin/opioids. Here are a few
"being smacked off your face on free caffeine."
https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/12976600/crc-5-discou...
"Unless you’re smacked off your face on mushrooms you could be frankly anywhere. "
https://www.store.badboyrunning.com/2019/05/29/10-places-to-...
" if you smoked it you ended up smacked off your face, higher than a British bankers end of year bonus"
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yK1hEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT22&lpg... (referring to a hallucinatory plant)
"she was still smacked off her face on diazepam"
https://thewhynottraveller.com/2019/02/13/just-friends-pt1/
Yvonne Gallagher Mar 19, 2022:
Smacked, more The slang word "smack" was used for heroin as junkies smacked their arm to get a vein so they could shoot up but the word is used for other drugs by some younger people now esp. L2 speakers. Could be badly written too.
More context please!!
Yvonne Gallagher Mar 18, 2022:
smacked smack = heroin (or other similar opiates) as far as I'm concerned so nothing to do with "intoxicated" (alcohol) or marijuana
We had "off my head" recently I think. To me it usually refers to being completely out of it on DRUGS, not drink though I know some people say otherwise.
Do you have any more context?
writeaway Mar 18, 2022:
Not drug-related imo. Backs Phil's suggestion off my face - Urban Dictionary
www.urbandictionary.com › define › term=off my face
The altered mental state that accompanies acute illness or use of intoxicating substances. Usually a result of too many bevvies.
writeaway Mar 18, 2022:
Agree with philgoddard There are lots of free dictionary resources available on the www. Looking there first makes sense.
philgoddard Mar 18, 2022:
I don't think you can ignore my first reference, though I've since found it used for opiates as well. But it means high on drugs.
tabor Mar 18, 2022:
Nothing to do with marihuana, I think 'Smacked off' refers to someone under the apparent influence of heroin / illegal opioids
philgoddard Mar 18, 2022:
Sounds like it's both http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=twisted

The Urban Dictionary should be your first port of call for questions like this.
philgoddard Mar 18, 2022:
I think you've answered your own question - but when you say intoxicated, do you mean alcohol? I think smacked means high on marijuana: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smacked
And "off his face" means the same as "out of his head", so it's not "smacked off" but "smacked" + "off his head".

Responses

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26 mins
Selected

smacked off his face = high on drugs

See the discussion box.

It's more likely to be marijuana, since that's the most common drug.
Peer comment(s):
neutral writeaway : High on drugs is a big step from being stoned on marijuana /ok my bad. But without more context, this answer is taking things very far and it may well be just a question of someone being drunk
3 mins
I didn't initially suggest booze. I gave references showing that "twisted" means drunk and high, and "smacked off his face" means high. High and stoned are the same thing, and marijuana is a drug.
agree Tony M : Yes, 'sùak' is another slang word for (specifically) hard drugs. If he were only drunk, I'd have expected rather 'smashed'.
34 mins
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : You might be right though I'd expect heroin to be the drug. I think "twisted" and "intoxicated" indicate alcohol however. Not pro. Just not enough useful context
21 hrs
I think it is pro. I had to look up "twisted" and "smacked".
agree Althea Draper : see discussion box
22 hrs
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21 hrs

Smack = Heroin

The slang word SMACK, used for Heroin, has been reformed as a verb here. Probably as colloquial usage amongst heroin users.

"Heroin
A powerful opiate that’s usually sold as a white or brown powder.
Also called:
Brown... Gear... H... Horse... Skag... SMACK..."

https://www.talktofrank.com/drug/heroin

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Note added at 21 hrs (2022-03-19 10:04:07 GMT)
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It looks like this phrase is also a mash-up with the idiom "OFF ones face", hence the choice of Preposition OFF, (as opposed to perhaps Up...)

off (one's) face
Very intoxicated from drugs or alcohol.
"You were really OFF your face last night! How do you feel this morning?"
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/off his face
Peer comment(s):
neutral writeaway : no confirmation this is about heroin
12 mins
I know, but my answer has explained the root of the meaning for the asker - even if this context is about other drugs, that doesn't change the root meaning of the word.
neutral Yvonne Gallagher : What I said in Dbox but too little context. Especially when asker uses "intoxicated"
13 mins
Yes, of course, but if the route of the word used comes from heroin-based vocabulary, it is still worthwhile letting the asker know about it - in case he wants to make use of the idea.
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