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juiced

or juiced-up

[joost or joost-uhp]
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adjective Slang.

intoxicated from alcohol; drunk: When arrested he was definitely juiced.

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Origin of juiced

1945–50; juice (slang for “alcoholic liquor”) + -ed3

juice

[joos]

noun

the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
the liquid part or contents of plant or animal substance.
the natural fluids of an animal body: gastric juices.
essence, strength, or vitality: He's still full of the juice of life.
any extracted liquid.
Slang.
  1. electricity or electric power.
  2. gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.
Slang. alcoholic liquor.
Slang.
  1. money obtained by extortion.
  2. money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
  3. the interest rate itself.
Slang.
  1. influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
  2. gossip or scandal.

verb (used with object), juiced, juic·ing.

to extract juice from.

verb (used without object), juiced, juic·ing.

Slang. to drink alcohol heavily: to go out juicing on Saturday night.

Verb Phrases

juice up,
  1. to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.
  2. to make exciting or spectacular: They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.
  3. to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of: to juice up the nation's economy.

Origin of juice

1250–1300; Middle English ju(i)s < Old French jus < Latin jūs broth, soup, sauce, juice
Related formsjuice·less, adjective
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Examples from the Web for juiced

Contemporary Examples of juiced

Historical Examples of juiced

  • It's a juiced nuisance alluding to these matters, but—we got very little more money.

  • Sometimes he whistles noiselessly to himself, sometimes he speaks aloud, "a juiced good try, anyhow!"

British Dictionary definitions for juiced

juice

noun

any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissuethe juice of an orange; digestive juices
informal
  1. fuel for an engine, esp petrol
  2. electricity
  3. alcoholic drink
  1. vigour or vitality
  2. essence or fundamental nature
stew in one's own juice See stew 1 (def. 10)

verb

to extract juice from (fruits or vegetables) in order to drink
Derived Formsjuiceless, adjective

Word Origin for juice

C13: from Old French jus, from Latin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for juiced

juice

v.

1630s, "to suffuse with juice," from juice (n.). Meaning "to enliven" attested by 1964; juiced "drunk" attested by 1946; in reference to steroids, by 2003. Related: Juiced; juicing.

juice

n.

c.1300, "liquid extract obtained by boiling herbs," from Old French jus "juice, sap, liquid" (13c.), from Latin ius "broth, sauce, juice," from PIE root *yeue- "to blend, mix food" (cf. Sanskrit yus- "broth," Greek zyme "a leaven," Old Church Slavonic jucha "broth, soup," Lithuanian juse "fish soup"). Meaning "liquor" is from 1828; that of "electricity" is first recorded 1896.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for juiced

juice

[jōōs]

n.

A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue.
A bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.
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Idioms and Phrases with juiced

juice

In addition to the idiom beginning with juice

  • juice up

also see:

  • stew in one's own juice
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.