high as a kite

English

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Adjective

high as a kite (not comparable)

1. (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

Related terms

• higher than a kite

Translations

extremely high

• Dutch: zo stoned als een garnaal
• Estonian: purujoobnud
• Italian: fatto come una pigna, fatto come un cavallo
• Swedish: hög som ett hus

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “high as a kite adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang