我也是醉了

What does 我也是醉了 mean?

我也是醉了 has nothing to do with alcohol. It means I am floored, done, unable to process what just happened. It lands when reality outdoes any reasonable reaction: a date shows up two hours late, a restaurant sells out of its signature dish after you queued for ages. A shorter 醉了 does the same job. The phrase spreads blame evenly and keeps things light: the speaker is not furious, just out of ways to respond.

Where does 我也是醉了 come from?

The expression simmered in esports commentary and campus slang before boiling over across the whole internet in 2014, when it was named to the official annual list of ten internet phrases, released on 2014-12-23 and covered by China Youth Daily. It sat there beside 时间都去哪了, 蛮拼的 and 有钱就是任性, words that together map the mood of that year.

How to use 我也是醉了

• 约好九点见面，他十一点才来，我也是醉了。
  Yuē hǎo jiǔ diǎn jiànmiàn, tā shíyī diǎn cái lái, wǒ yě shì zuì le.
  We agreed to meet at nine; he strolled in at eleven. I am speechless.
• 排了两个小时队，结果店里招牌菜卖完了，我也是醉了。
  Pái le liǎng gè xiǎoshí duì, jiéguǒ diàn lǐ zhāopáicài mài wán le, wǒ yě shì zuì le.
  Queued for two hours only to learn the signature dish had sold out. I am beyond words.