laid out

laid out
1. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated.
□ Man, you got yourself laid out!
□ I’m too laid out to go to work today.
2. mod. well-dressed.
□ Look at those silks! Man are you laid out!
□ She is all laid out in her Sunday best.
3. mod. dead; having to do with a corpse arranged for a wake. (Not slang.)
□ When the remains were laid out, the children were allowed to come in.
□ When I’m laid out and ready to be planted, make sure this little book is in my hand.
4. mod. knocked down (by a punch).
□ He was down, laid out, and the cowboy just stood there panting.
□ There he was, laid out on the sidewalk, and no one made a move to help him.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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