hepped up

adjective

Excited; enthusiastic; invigorated; stimulated.

Meanings

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

comparative more hepped up · superlative most hepped up · alternative hepped-up

  1. USinformalExcited; enthusiastic; invigorated; stimulated.

    Included in the program: a hepped-up version of the Volga Boat Song.

    1946 September 2, “Low Taste”, in Time
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    We Americans have a great way of getting all hepped up over a new idea.

    1944 July 12, “Holds Millennium Is Long Way Off”, in New York Times, page 23

    It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.

    2005 April 13, Robert MacMillan, “Steal This Song”, in Washington Post, retrieved 03 Oct 2008

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