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  What it means

  Literally “loaded/smashed like a Messerschmitt.” A very common, slightly vulgar way to say someone is extremely drunk.

  Vocabulary

  • nawalony — smashed/drunk (slang)

  Grammar note

  A comparative construction using 'jak'.

  Cultural context

  Refers to the German WWII fighter plane; the origin is debated, but it likely relates to the speed or the 'crash' landing of a drunk person.

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