juiced
or juiced-up
- intoxicated from alcohol; drunk: When arrested he was definitely juiced.
Origin of juiced
juice
- 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.
- electricity or electric power.
- gasoline, fuel oil, etc., used to run an engine.
- Slang. alcoholic liquor.
- Slang.
- money obtained by extortion.
- money loaned at excessive and usually illegal interest rates.
- the interest rate itself.
- Slang.
- influence in the right or convenient place, especially as exerted for selfish or illegal gain.
- gossip or scandal.
- to extract juice from.
- Slang. to drink alcohol heavily: to go out juicing on Saturday night.
- juice up,
- to add more power, energy, or speed to; accelerate.
- to make exciting or spectacular: They juiced up the movie by adding some battle scenes.
- to strengthen; increase the effectiveness of: to juice up the nation's economy.
- stew in one's own juice. stew1(def 10).
Origin of juice
Related Words for juiced
intoxicated, magnetic, electrical, stewed, glazed, lush, tipsy, stoned, urge, abet, rouse, arouse, inspire, motivate, exhort, agitate, inflame, encourage, trigger, promptExamples from the Web for juiced
Contemporary Examples of juiced
But it turns out even Google can be juiced up with a few simple tricks.
Historical Examples of juiced
It's a juiced nuisance alluding to these matters, but—we got very little more money.
The Wheels of ChanceH. G. Wells
Sometimes he whistles noiselessly to himself, sometimes he speaks aloud, "a juiced good try, anyhow!"
The Wheels of ChanceH. G. Wells
juice
- any liquid that occurs naturally in or is secreted by plant or animal tissuethe juice of an orange; digestive juices
- informal
- fuel for an engine, esp petrol
- electricity
- alcoholic drink
- vigour or vitality
- essence or fundamental nature
- stew in one's own juice See stew 1 (def. 10)
- to extract juice from (fruits or vegetables) in order to drink
Word Origin for juice
Word Origin and History for juiced
juice
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
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.
juice
(jōōs)- A fluid naturally contained in plant or animal tissue.
- A bodily secretion, especially that secreted by the glands of the stomach and intestines.
Idioms and Phrases with juiced
juice
In addition to the idiom beginning with juice
- juice up
also see:
- stew in one's own juice