overampedadj.1
/ˌəʊvərˈam(p)t/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈæm(p)t/ Intoxicated with amphetamines; highly excited.
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1979 Washington Post 28 May d4/2 Several cyclists, ‘over-amped’ on amphetamines, have pedaled their hearts out.
1994 Maclean's 7 Nov. 72/2 The actor who seems most comfortable in Parker's over-amped world is..cast as an eccentric who gets a sexual charge from electrified baths.
2001 Bodyboarding Mag. Dec.–Jan. 16 The groms hurried to get ready to hit the surf. Overamped and rushing to get out there, Lil'Todd put his wetsuit on backwards!
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
overampedadj.2
/ˌəʊvərˈam(p)t/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈæm(p)t/ Amplified too much; esp. (of an electric musical instrument) overly loud, amplified to the point of distortion.
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1985 Back Stage 21 June 26 a/2 Anything would be a welcome change from the Varoom, Varoom, Varoom of an overamped bass guitar and attendant percussion.
1994 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 17 Apr. 10 c Consisting solely of overdubbed, overamped electric guitars, Mr. Metheny's latest solo project is an unabashedly, unapologetically abrasive experiment in noise-rock.
2000 Seattle Times (Nexis) 13 Feb. c13 Except for the overamped public-address systems, the arenas are almost as quiet as libraries.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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