psyched up

psyched up

slang Very excited, enthusiastic, and mentally prepared (for something). I am so psyched up to be here! I know you're all psyched up to get started, but there are a few things we need to go over first. I want you to give them a prep talk to get them psyched up for the game!
See also: psyche, up
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

psyched up (for something)

Inf. excited and enthusiastic. I can play a great tennis game if I'm psyched up. She is really psyched up for the game.
See also: psyche, up
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

psyched (up)

mod. completely mentally ready (for something). I’m really psyched for this test.
See also: psyche, up
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • psyche
  • psyched
  • psyched out
  • psych (someone or oneself) up
  • psych someone up
  • psych up
  • a buzz kill
  • buzzkill
  • get (one's) rocks off on (something)
  • excited about (something)
References in periodicals archive
Psyched up from Paul's pep talk, Les tells Babe they will go to the police, even if it means the truth about Christine coming out.
to the Neuroscience Education Institute's (NEI) inaugural newsletter, Psychopharmacology Education Update, or PsychEd Up. We are launching the newsletter as a service to the psychopharmacology community.
PsychEd Up's mission, therefore, is to offer you information from the psychopharmacologist's perspective and to provide you with a reliable resource in the dynamic climate of our field.
In fact, we address this controversy in this first issue of PsychEd Up.
In future issues of PsychEd Up, we will explore other controversial topics, such as the concern over atypical antipsychotics and weight gain and ACCME regulations of who can teach therapeutics in CME courses.
Each issue of PsychEd Up will discuss these important topics in feature articles written by NEI staff, key opinion leaders, and me: