mod. nervous; anxious. : Sally was a little keyed up before the meet.
mod. and keyed up to the roof. alcohol or drug intoxicated. : He was a mite keyed, but still technically sober. , Tipsy, hell! I'd say keyed up to the roof!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Keyed up to the roofis always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
So is gobo. Does it mean:
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.