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Definition of "hopped-up" [hopped-up]

  • (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power (adjective)
  • Under the influence of narcotics (adjective)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "hopped-up" in a sentence
  • "America's longest prohibition dates back to 1937 -- the "Reefer Madness" era when the country's earliest anti-drug zealots (led by former head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Harry J. Anslinger) convinced a gullible public that marijuana caused people to commit unspeakable acts of depravity, such as when the hopped-up stoner runs over an elderly man in the guffaw-inducing exploitation flick."
  • "If I never see another hopped-up guy with his face all squished beneath a panty hose mask, that'd be fine with me."
  • "Here's a good analogy: how friendly do you feel toward that loud H-D motorcycle that deafens you, or the hopped-up, "race" - inspired small sedan with the loud exhaust that races in and out around other cars?"
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