hopped-up

adjective

ˈhäpt-ˈəp 

-ˌəp

1

a

: full of enthusiasm or excitement

also : overly excited

b

: being under the influence of a narcotic

c

: more exciting or attractive than normal or usual

2

: having more than usual power : being souped up

Synonyms

• blasted [slang]
• blitzed [slang]
• bombed
• high
• loaded [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• spaced-out
• spaced
• stoned
• strung out
• wasted [slang]
• wiped out [slang]
• zonked
• zonked-out

Examples of hopped-up in a Sentence

killed in an attempted robbery by some hopped-up hoodlum

the parents get almost as hopped-up about Christmas as the kids

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

hopped-up

adjective

ˈhäpt-ˈəp

1

: full of excitement or enthusiasm

2

: having more power than usual

put a hopped-up engine in his hot rod