>> The American usage, I suspect, evolved from our "pissed off". Correct. Americans might say: "Watch out! The boss is pissed." which is the same as "Watch

>> The American usage, I suspect, evolved from our "pissed off". Correct. Americans might say: "Watch out! The boss is pissed." which is the same as "Watch out! The boss is pissed off!" >> "I got pissed" means "I became very drunk" The American English usage is typically: "piss drunk" meaning "so intoxicated that the person might urinate on themself". See also: https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/351812/pissing-it-up-in-british-english https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/351812/pissing-i...