Meanings
adjectivehigh on life (comparative more high on life, superlative most high on life)
comparative more high on life · superlative most high on life
- humorousExtremely happy with life, especially as the result of terminating an addiction.
Asker: What? Are you high? / Answerer: High on life!
1 more example
I used to get high on drugs — now I get high on life!
- humorousExperiencing a state of sobriety as an alternative to or replacement for physical intoxication.
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Origin
From the analogy with get high.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with high on life
lifewifeknifefifestriferifetrifebag for lifeDutch wifeGod's lifegold star wifekifeoyster knifeshifeunder the knifewithin an inch of one's life
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high on life. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20on%20life
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high on life,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high%20on%20life.
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