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hopped up

 

1. Sl. intoxicated with drugs or alcohol; stimulated by drugs or alcohol. The old man was hopped up again. He was addicted to opium. John usually gets hopped up on the weekends.

2. Inf. excited; enthusiastic. What are you hopped up about now? You're certainly cheery. I always get hopped up when I think of mountain climbing.

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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 drugs next to me working on a machine.

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hopped up

1. Relating to a motor, especially a car engine, whose power has been increased. For example, Kids loved to ride around in hopped-up cars. [Slang; mid-1900s] Also see soup up.

2. Stimulated with, or as if with, a narcotic. For example, Their idea of a good time is to get all hopped up on marijuana or worse. This slangy usage dates from the 1920s but may be related to the late 19th-century use of the noun hop for a narcotic, especially opium.

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hopped up

1. mod. stimulated by drugs. (Drugs.) 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 real speed.

3. mod. excited. Paul is certainly hopped up about something.

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