hopped-up

hopped-up
adjective
1. (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power
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a hopped-up jalopy

• Similar to: ↑powered
• Topics: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑motorcar
2. under the influence of narcotics
• Syn: ↑stoned
• Similar to: ↑intoxicated, ↑drunk, ↑inebriated
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of hop up, v.
1.
a. : being under the stimulating or stupefying influence of a narcotic drug : doped

when … not hopped-up, she had a certain pride in her bearing — Polly Adler

b.
(1) : full of enthusiasm : enthusiastic, exuberant, aroused, roused, excited

all hopped-up over the visit — Danton Walker

squeaking past an obstinate, hopped-up … team — Official Basketball Guide

this hopped-up image of plantation life — Manny Farber

2. : having its engine power increased beyond the original rating

a hopped-up hot rod — Science Newsletter

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/hopt"up"/, adj. Slang.
1. excited; enthusiastic; exuberant, esp. overexuberant.
2. having an engine with added power: a hopped-up jalopy.
3. stimulated by narcotics; drugged; doped.
[1920-25]

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hoppedˈ-up adjective (US sl)
1. Drugged
2. Under an exhilarating drug
3. Excited, agitated
4. Artificially stimulated
5. Made to seem exciting
6. Given added power
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Main Entry: ↑hop

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hopped-up «HOPT UHP», adjective. U.S. Slang.
1. stimulated; excited; spirited: »

a hopped-up team eager to win.

2. souped up: »

a hopped-up hot rod, a hopped-up rocket.

3. stimulated with drugs; high: »

a hopped-up dope addict.

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/ˈhɑːptˈʌp/ adj [more \hopped-up; most \hopped-up]
US informal
1 : showing or feeling the effects of a drug

a hopped-up addict

She was hopped-up on morphine.

2 : very energetic or excited

hopped-up music

The cast was hopped-up on opening night.

3 : having more than usual power

a hopped-up [=souped-up] engine


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • hopped up — {adj.}, {slang} 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. * /Police found Jones hiding in an opium den, among other men all hopped up with the drug./ 2. Full of eagerness; excited. * /Fred was all hopped up about going over the ocean./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hopped up — {adj.}, {slang} 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. * /Police found Jones hiding in an opium den, among other men all hopped up with the drug./ 2. Full of eagerness; excited. * /Fred was all hopped up about going over the ocean./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Hopped — Hopped, p. a. Impregnated with hops. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hopped-up — adj AmE informal 1.) happy and excited, especially after taking drugs 2.) a hopped up car, engine etc has been made much more powerful …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hopped-up — [ ,hapt ʌp ] adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL excited by something, often because of taking illegal drugs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • hopped — (adj.) a word that seems to merge three senses of HOP (Cf. hop); the meaning flavored with hops (hop (n.1)) is first attested 1660s; that of under the influence of drugs (hop (n.2)) is from 1924; that of excited, enthusiastic (perhaps from hop (v …   Etymology dictionary

  • hopped up — 1. mod. stimulated by drugs. (Drugs.) □ The two of them were hopped up most of the time. □ Two hopped up kids were hunkered down in the alley. 2. mod. [of a car] customized and speeded up. □ As soon as I get this hog hopped up, you’ll see some… …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • hopped up — very active and excited. The union is hopped up about rumors that some of these jobs may be eliminated. Usage notes: often used to describe someone who is influenced by drugs: I was pretty hopped up on coffee. I don t want some guy hopped up on… …   New idioms dictionary

  • hopped\ up — adj slang 1. Doped with a narcotic drug. Police found Jones hiding in an opium den, among other men all hopped up with the drug. 2. Full of eagerness; excited. Fred was all hopped up about going over the ocean …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hopped-up — adjective AmE slang 1 happy and excited, especially because of the effects of drugs 2 a hopped up car, engine etc has been made much more powerful: a hopped up Mustang …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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