Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soop]
- /sup/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [soop]
- /sup/
Definitions of souped up words
- noun souped up a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients. 1
- noun souped up Slang. a thick fog. 1
- noun souped up Slang. added power, especially horsepower. 1
- noun souped up Slang. nitroglycerin. 1
- noun souped up Photography Slang. developing solution. 1
- idioms souped up from soup to nuts, from the first through the last course of a meal. from beginning to end; to a complete, encompassing degree; leaving nothing out. 1
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Origin of souped up
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; 1940-45 for def 6; < French soupe, Old French souppe, sope < Germanic; compare Dutch sopen to dunk. See sop
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Parts of speech for Souped up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
souped up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
souped up usage trend in Literature
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verb souped up
Antonyms for souped up
adjective souped up
- littler — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
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