hypercaffeinated

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hyper- +‎ caffeinated

Adjective[edit]

hypercaffeinated (comparative more hypercaffeinated, superlative most hypercaffeinated)

  1. (informal) Intensely peppy and energetic, as after consuming large amounts of caffeine.
    • 2008 April 7, Alessandra Stanley, “A New Star as Campaign Programs Shuffle: The News”, in New York Times[1]:
      And not surprisingly, “America’s Election HQ” comes with Fox News topspin: the tone is hypercaffeinated and fervid, and Ms. Kelly, who is the alpha host, has a gleam of zeal in her eyes that last week drove even Karl Rove, a Fox News contributor, to defend Mrs. Clinton.