gassed adj.3
1. (US) delighted.
‘Bop Dict.’ in Mad mag. Mar. 20: Cool – real nice! ... much like gone, gassed and groovy. | ||
Joint (1972) 197: The girls were duly gassed. | letter 21 Jan. in||
Ringolevio 95: He relaxed and he felt great [...] He was gassed. | ||
Rakim Told Me 223: ‘And I was gassed, because I was studying philosophy in the public library, so I was like: “Wow, the library ain’t got the Bhagavad-gita, so let me get that”’. | ||
Crime Factory: Hard Labour [ebook] Gassed, Manav sat. | ‘Underhooks’ in||
🎵 Yeah, I was gassed at the MOBO Awards / Why? Cause I ain't won a MOBO before. | ‘Shut Up’||
Guardian G2 3 July 5/1: He’d get too hype, too happy, too gassed. |
2. (UK black) fast, speedy.
theculturetrip.com ‘Guide to London Slang 10 Jan. 🌐 Gas/Gassed – extremely fast e.g ‘Dan’s a gas man. |
In phrases
(UK black) motivated, enthused.
Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Gassed up - motivated. | (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at