hopped-up

hop-up

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hop uhp]
- /hɒp ʌp/
- /hɒp ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hop uhp]
- /hɒp ʌp/

Definitions of hopped-up word

adjective hopped-up excited; enthusiastic; exuberant, especially overexuberant. 1
adjective hopped-up having an engine with added power: a hopped-up jalopy. 1
adjective hopped-up stimulated by narcotics; drugged; doped. 1

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Origin of hopped-up

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Hopped-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hopped-up

hopped-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for hopped-up

adj hopped-up

benumbed — made numb; very cold
comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
dazed — If someone is dazed, they are confused and unable to think clearly, often because of shock or a blow to the head.
dopey — stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
drugged — Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.

All 21 Synonyms of hopped-up