high as a kite
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Adjective
high as a kite (not comparable)
- (simile, colloquial) Very much under the influence of drugs; extremely high.
- 1983, Gordon Gano (lyrics and music), “Blister in the Sun”, in Violent Femmes, performed by Violent Femmes:
- When I'm out walking, I strut my stuff / Yeah, and I'm so strung out / I'm high as a kite, I just might / Stop to check you out
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:stoned or Thesaurus:drunk
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Translations
extremely high
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Further reading
- Jonathon Green (2024) “high as a kite adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
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