EUPHORIA, EUPHORIC
ADJECTIVES
► BLISSED-OUT ecstatic, euphoric, in a trance; specifically as a result of a religious experience → 1960 sl.
► BUZZY of a person: excited, euphoric, experiencing a buzz; active, lively, over-stimulated → 1978
NOUNS
► BUZZ a feeling of excitement or euphoria, esp. one induced by a stimulant; a thrill, a ‘kick’ → 1942 sl., orig. US
VERBS
► BE IN HOG HEAVEN to be in euphoria → Bk1995 US sl.
► BLISS OUT to become euphoric; to experience a state of ecstasy → 1970s sl.
► RUSH to experience a sensation of euphoria, excitement, or energy, esp. as a result of taking drugs or some other stimulant → 1967 sl., orig. US
Lexicophilia 