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What does "hopped up on something" mean?

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Rebecca

To be "hopped up" is an informal way of saying that someone is excited and full of energy. It's actually mostly used to describe people under the influence of a drug of some kind. In this case, it is a joke, saying that sugar is like a drug for babies. Ex: The athletes were all hopped up on steroids. Ex: He was all hopped up caffeine, so he couldn't sleep.

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