ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective
Etymology: from past participle of soup up, v.
1. : augmented in power or efficiency
souped-up outboards have given new zoom to the water-ski business — Newsweek
racing … at 100 miles per hour in souped-up jalopies — Information Please Almanac
a souped-up fission bomb … may release more than ten times the explosive force — Economist
2.
a. : heightened in impact : made more stimulating or sensational : dramatized
extra billions … for a souped-up worldwide arms aid program — Wall Street Journal
sang a souped-up version of the national anthem — M.W.Straight
b. : made physically more attractive : glamorized
a souped-up truck boasting luxury items that would make any trucker's mouth water — Motor Transportation in the West
c. : keyed up : overstimulated
to some souped-up American tastes this may seem … slightly old-fashioned — Anthony Boucher