hepped up
(Redirected from all hepped up)
See also: hepped-up
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hepped up (comparative more hepped up, superlative most hepped up)
- (chiefly US, informal) Excited; enthusiastic; invigorated; stimulated.
- 1944 July 12, “Holds Millennium Is Long Way Off”, in New York Times, page 23:
- We Americans have a great way of getting all hepped up over a new idea.
- 1946 September 2, “Low Taste”, in Time:
- Included in the program: a hepped-up version of the Volga Boat Song.
- 2005 April 13, Robert MacMillan, “Steal This Song”, in Washington Post, retrieved 3 Oct. 2008:
- It was tough cramming for those midterms and finals, staying up 72 hours straight hepped up on caffeine and pizza.
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually spelled with a hyphen when placed before the noun it modifies.
- Sometimes used to refer to the sort of stimulation or intoxication that results from consuming certain drugs, as in "hepped up on goofballs."
- Often used when the "enthusiasm" is deemed inappropriate, as in "Don't get all hepped up."