slang
: under the influence of a drug and especially marijuana : stoned sense 2
But high-pitched repetition of the music and the inaccessibility of the lyrics means that all but the most seriously baked listener has to work to meet the band on their shifting, obscure landscape.Arion Berger

Word History

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of baked was in 1978

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“Baked.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baked. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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