hopped-up

[hopt-uhp]

hopped-up

[hopt-uhp]
adjective Slang.
1.
excited; enthusiastic; exuberant, especially overexuberant.
2.
having an engine with added power: a hopped-up jalopy.
3.
stimulated by narcotics; drugged; doped.

Origin:
1920–25
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Hopped-up is always a great word to know.
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an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated; an instance of being attacked or defeated decisively
deceptive, exaggerated, or meaningless talk
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hopped-up

adjective
1. (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power; "a hopped-up jalopy" 
2. under the influence of narcotics 
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