adjective · rare

souped-up

souped-up · more souped-up · most souped-up

Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its…Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament.

UK/ˈsuːpt ʌp/US/ˈsupt ʌp/

Meaning

5 senses

Of a racehorse: injected with a substance to make it run faster or to change its temperament.
(slang)Of an engine, a motor vehicle, etc.: modified for higher performance.
(broadly)Improved.
(US, slang)Intoxicated by alcohol or drugs.
(New England, US, slang)Excited.

Origin

Uncertain; the fact that the earlier senses seem to be the horse racing cant and United St

Uncertain; the fact that the earlier senses seem to be the horse racing cant and United States Navy slang ones suggests a derivation from soup (“liquid food item”), connoting a horse or a person being filled with a liquid.

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