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 — 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
