Meaning of lit up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Illuminated.
2. Exhilarated, excited; showing signs of emotion.
   slang
3. Under the influence of alcohol or drugs, intoxicated, buzzed.
   slang

Examples

“On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.”

“You wondered what she would be like when she was lit up. Excited, I mean; not tight.”

“2005, Jim Greer, James Greer, Steven Soderbergh, Guided by Voices: a brief history I don't know if Bob remembers the whole thing either; he was pretty lit up.”

“2010, Jeff Somners, The Terminal State Her thin, pretty face was lit up with an ancient sort of rage.”

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