hopped up

adjective

Drugged; intoxicated.

“You could see in his eyes that he was hopped up on goofballs.”

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Meanings

adjectivehopped up (not comparable)
  1. not comparableslangusuallyDrugged; intoxicated.

    You could see in his eyes that he was hopped up on goofballs.

  2. not comparableslangMechanically enhanced for high performance; souped-up.

    His car featured a hopped up Mercury engine and sported the fender skirts and DeSoto bumpers that were popular on hot rods of the era.

    2002, Ron Roberson, Middletown Pacemakers: The Story of an Ohio Hot Rod Club, Arcadia Publishing, page 1938
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of hop up

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blownfadedfriedlitloved-upmellowsouped-upstonedwhackedzooked
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APA

hopped up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopped%20up

MLA

“hopped up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopped%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hopped up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hopped%20up.

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