Wired

Adjective · Slang & Abbreviations

Definitions

  1. Highly stimulated, alert, or keyed up, often after stress, caffeine, or a long incident. In engineering slang, being wired can help briefly and then make rest impossible.

    In plain English: Very alert and stimulated, often from stress or caffeine.

    Example: "After the rollback succeeded she was still too wired to sleep, replaying every decision from the incident bridge in her head."

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