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单词 hepped up
释义

hepped up

See also: hepped-up

English

Alternative forms

  • hepped-up

Adjective

hepped up (comparative more hepped up, superlative most hepped up)

  1. (chiefly US, informal) Excited; enthusiastic; invigorated; stimulated.
    • 1944 July 12, "Holds Millennium Is Long Way Off," New York Times, p. 23:
      We Americans have a great way of getting all hepped up over a new idea.
    • 1946 Sept. 2, "Low Taste," Time:
      Included in the program: a hepped-up version of the Volga Boat Song.
    • 2005 April 13, Robert MacMillan, "Steal This Song," Washington Post (retrieved 3 Oct. 2008):
      It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.

Usage notes

  • Usually spelled with a hyphen when placed before the noun it modifies.
  • Sometimes used to refer to the sort of stimulation or intoxication that results from consuming certain drugs, as in "hepped up on goofballs."
  • Often used when the "enthusiasm" is deemed inappropriate, as in "Don't get all hepped up."

See also

  • hopped up
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