What it means
Means really excited, buzzing, or dead pleased about something. You’ll hear it when someone’s hyping their own win or feeling proper happy for someone else. It’s big in UK street talk and grime-rooted chat, though in other contexts gassed can also mean worn out or out of breath, so the situation does the heavy lifting.
Usage examples
"Bruv, I passed my driving test first time. Examiner was fuming, but I’m gassed. Link up later, I’m buying a round at the local."
"My brother is gassed about the new flat in Walthamstow, sent me twelve photos of the kitchen tap before he even unpacked the suitcase, says it has the same brand the chef on the cooking show uses at the weekend."
"Whole group is gassed for Tuesday, three people queued from five in the morning for the album signing in Soho, came back at lunch with selfies, hoodies and stories that grew louder each time they retold them in the office."
"I’m still gassed from last night, fam. Man saw the lineup, lost his head, then spent the whole ride home chatting nonsense."
"She was fully gassed for her cousin getting the job, posting congrats every five minutes like she got hired too."
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Where it comes from
From the literal feeling of being filled with gas, light and floating, the term flipped meaning across Caribbean and British grime culture in the early two thousands. Now gassed means high on excitement, hype or sheer adrenaline, often with the implication that the gas might run out before the boast does in the next round of conversation down the chicken shop.
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