Slang phrase meaning to get drunk — to consume enough alcohol to feel intoxicated. 'Load' in this context means the weight or burden of drink, similar to 'getting a skinful.' Used casually in informal speech among people discussing drinking. Not particularly aggressive or condescending in register.
They went out with the intention of just having a few, but by midnight everyone had well and truly got their load on.
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(slang) To get drunk.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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