Definition of "tanked" []

• Slang Intoxicated; drunk. (adjective)

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• "At every turn, Palin tanked when responding to the majority of the Media's inquiries – either coming across as illiterate, backwater or racist throughout her campaign and even beyond."
• "The reason Heroes tanked is because they creatively blew their wad in season one."
• "I so remember that product, and how the name tanked it when the AIDS crisis hit … and how the product made some kids in high school titter. o_O"