Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“When I want to get fired up, I listen to Jay-Z.”
- R&B singer Jay Sean, talking about one of his favorite artists. (Us Weekly)
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
excited, interested, having a lot of energy
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
It’s not surprising that Jay-Z’s music gets Jay Sean fired up. His music is hot. And as we all know, you can’t have fire without heat.
When someone is fired up, he is excited and full of energy. Getting fired up can have a positive or a negative meaning. Jay Sean uses it in a positive sense. Listening to Jay-Z energizes and excites him in a good way.
But sometimes getting fired up means getting angry or having strong negative feelings about something. For example, people often get fired up over political debates. They have such strong feelings of passion for their side of the debate and anger toward the opposing side, it is almost like they are on fire.
Jay Sean likes to listen to Jay-Z at the gym because it gets him fired up for his workout. Another expression that is similar to fired up is “pumped up,” or “pumped,” which relates to working out. You could say that listening to Jay-Z gets Jay Sean pumped about pumping iron.
What gets you fired up?
Examples
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“I’m really fired up about going to the basketball game tonight. I think our team is going to win.”
“Watching the Olympics really fired me up.”
“Jane is really fired up about country music right now. She can’t stop talking about it!”
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