lathered up
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Meaning · English
Excited or agitated, often to the point of being angry or upset
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Hào hứng hoặc kích động, thường đến mức giận dữ hoặc bối rối
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Literally: covered in lather, as with soap
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The crowd was lathered up after the referee's bad call
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “lathered up” mean?
Excited or agitated, often to the point of being angry or upset Literally: covered in lather, as with soap
Is “lathered up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.