A state of mind induced by drinking copious quantites of scotch. Usually can be identified by a happy, mellow feeling at night and a dry mouththe next day.
To drink a massive amount of scotch whisky. It usually results in your urine smelling like scotch the next day. In fact, you may even be able to nose hints of the aromas from the specific brand you drank.
To set blaze to the trail behind you. This can be used as an adjective, adverb, or verb, depending on the user’s fluency in acculturated hibbity-jibbity.
A mondegreen of “scorched-earth”, this iteration is believed to have evolved from military sandbox video games where young or mentally handicap-able players adopted the term through oral traditions. The lexicalization of the term occurs when the player believes it lends them a manner of respect as a well-read strategist. This term has not been uniformly adopted unironically by any known subcultures, which indicates that the rare users of “scotched-earth” may be experiencing developmental delays which impair comprehension or social cues.
“I’m not a pacifist, but I’ve personally found longer-term benefits from not going Scotched-Earth.”
“This clip from 2 years ago debunks your entire narrative. You made it seem as though he went scotched earth on the idea.”
When someone finally drops the final straw that breaks the camel's back and you do every conceivable action within your means to destroy that person's life in its entirety, short of killing them.