HOPPED-UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does hopped-up mean? 

• HOPPED-UP (adjective)
  The adjective HOPPED-UP has 2 senses:

1. (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power

2. under the influence of narcotics

  Familiarity information: HOPPED-UP used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOPPED-UP (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power

Context example:

a hopped-up jalopy

Similar:

powered ((often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind)

Domain category:

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Under the influence of narcotics

Synonyms:

hopped-up; stoned

Similar:

drunk; gone; inebriated; intoxicated; ripped (stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)