plugged in, be

Be closely attuned or responsive, as in He couldn't make any important social connections because he just wasn't plugged in. The related expression be plugged into takes an object, as in These connoisseurs are plugged into the local art scene. These terms allude to inserting a plug into an electrical socket. [Colloquial; c. 1970]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gittel	-	Yiddish
Ima	-	Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Nine	NEE-nə	Frisian
Aldhard	-	Ancient Germanic
Alexius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Yevhen	-	Ukrainian