caffeinate
(transitive, slang) To inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.
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Born ~1980 · 1 year of recorded useSeen in the wild
The genuine horror of being in a place full of likely contractually feigned emotions as every surface around flashes is too much for me to comprehend but it’s that or i don’t caffeinate today
I think, therefore I caffeinate.
In that one the \`caffeinate\` command is supposed to be run with another command.
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(transitive, slang) To inject tension into (a situation, etc.) for one's own amusement; to stir things up.
After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley.
“In that one the \`caffeinate\` command is supposed to be run with another command.”
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(transitive) To add caffeine to something.
After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley.
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(intransitive, slang) To drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance.
After he's caffeinated, he makes the now familiar morning commute down George Washington Memorial Parkway to Langley.
"caffeinate" means to drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"caffeinate" is informal English meaning to drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "to drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "caffeinate" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing.
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