hyped-up

[ hahypt-uhp ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. intensively or excessively stimulated or exaggerated:

   an economy hyped-up by arms spending.

hyped up

adjective

1. slang.
   stimulated or excited by or as if by the effect of a stimulating drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of hyped-up¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

They are Cosmo girls hyped up on silicone, bad attitude, and greed.

From The Daily Beast

Despite a hyped-up reception in online forums, the teachings were low-key.

From The Daily Beast

Have TV interviews with Jerry Sandusky and Mike McQueary been hyped up?

From The Daily Beast

Anyway, every man aboard is all hyped up about living aground—especially with a harem.

From Project Gutenberg

Its energy-absorption rate, figured in terms of growth, expressed as a hyped-up discontinuous progression.

From Project Gutenberg

What would happen if he, the great hyped-up superman, found that the Nipe had only been working at half his normal potential?

From Project Gutenberg

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