hopped up

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 real speed.
Sam drives a hopped up old Ford.
3. mod. excited.
Paul is certainly hopped up about something.
Why are you so hopped up?

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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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 — adjective 1. (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power a hopped up jalopy • Similar to: ↑powered • Topics: ↑car, ↑auto, ↑automobile, ↑machine, ↑motorcar …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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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