hepped up

See also: hepped-up

English

Alternative forms

• hepped-up

Adjective

hepped up (comparative more hepped up, superlative most hepped up)

1. (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

• 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."

See also

• hopped up