(intransitive, slang) To drink caffeinated beverages in order to increase one's energy or wakefulness or to enhance physical or mental performance.
(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.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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In that one the \`caffeinate\` command is supposed to be run with another command.
"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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(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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