"airlocked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more airlocked [comparative], most airlocked [superlative]
Etymology: Share (2005) suggests that the adjective comes from the past participle of the verb airlock (“to stop suddenly”), which Macaffee (1996) says is “from the cut-out in a diesel engine if air enters the fuel system”. Etymology templates: {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{m|en|airlock||to stop suddenly}} airlock (“to stop suddenly”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} airlocked (comparative more airlocked, superlative most airlocked)
  1. (Northern Ireland, Ulster) Extremely drunk. Tags: Northern-Ireland, Ulster Synonyms: drunk

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