It was originally thought that it was a reference to supercharging. It was defined in a dictionary in 1911 as a "horse injected with a narcotic to make it run faster." So the soup was the narcotic.
Origin of the term "souped up"
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K.O. SWINGER
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That is a very old term, I can't tell you the origin but I can tell you I can remember my grandfather saying it 50 years ago and it always just meant hot rodded, high performance or souped up. I also grew up in a equestrian family and never heard the term used around horses but I did hear the term hot shot. A method of making a horse perform above its normal abilities.
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Modified to a higher level of performance. A common term in the 50's especially if you had a jalopy.
Being souped up landed me in jail multiple times, living under a bridge for a couple years. For a grand total of 1/3 of my life wasted. Looking back it all started out like I was a race horse
Where did jalopy come from & when ?
Cuda416
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Considering people talk about the use of steroids etc as being "juiced" I could easily believe this. Lots of things we say for certain things have very old origins.... F.U.&.* for instance.... lol.
Thanks for this.
That’s what the Dodge Brothers called Henry Fords model As. They said some day ppl will want a real car. Or something to that effect. Kim
Ah yeah. You're correct
Ironracer
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Yep Jalopy Junk. Ford wanted them to cheap out on parts, as they were suppliers, they said No, and cashed out on ol Henry for millions ( 1919 or 20s , 25 mill maybe) caint remember... that's were the FU came in! Lol and the Real Deal of rides was born for cars and trucks!
Ironracer
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It came from the German word " frikken" spelling maybe wrong.. I had a nice tapestry explaining all the various uses of the term
I never knew, thanks.
How about "Ship High In Transit" S.H.I.T.
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Cuda416
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Huh, always thought it was "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"....
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He was also extremely cheap. He showed up to a party given by Edison where gifts were supposed to be brought. He grabbed a rock out of his garden for his gift.
What a douche
"The whole nine yards" Maybe you military guys can shed some light on that one.
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50 cal ammo for airplanes back in the day.
pretty sure thats it! 9 yards long.
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