petrified, adj. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

petrified adj.

[lit. ‘turned to stone’; logically a pun on stoned adj., but predates it by 50 years]

very drunk; thus petrification n., a state of drunkenness.

1903		‘Hugh McHugh’ I Need The Money 90: Great Scott, John! it’s Uncle Peter and Dike Lawrence! petrified and pickled!
1916		J. London ‘The Princess’ Complete Short Stories (1993) III 2464: I suppose I gotta give you cheap skates a drink when I ain’t got more ’n enough for a good petrification for myself. [Ibid.] 2465: Let’s get petrified.
1939		Howsley Argot: Dict. of Und. Sl.
2001		G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Petrified (a): drunk.