hopped-up

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The sampling of funk and glam rock classics momentarily distracts us from the nonsensical staging choices and hopped-up gags, but only for so long.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Sanjit De Silva turns Buckingham, the king’s chief enabler, into a hopped-up hype man, high on the fumes of ambient amorality.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

But this time, instead of hopped-up teenagers hurling moralistic condemnation at mediocre TV shows, it was middle-aged men condemning a 220-page financial statement on Twitter, in real time.

From The Guardian • Dec. 20, 2019

And the winner of the Lose Cannon: To "It Might As Well Be Spring" We're as hopped-up as a hive of harried hornets, We're searching for oppressors we can sting.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2019

"Then where is this hopped-up layout anyway, fellah, if it ain't on Earth?" broke in a voice with a decided East Side twang.

From Zehru of Xollar by Wells, Hal K.