Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keyed

/kiːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: keyed
IPA: /kiːd/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of key

adj

Having a key, mated to a keyseat and/or keyway, to either control or prevent movement.

adj

Praiseworthy and admirable, often through exhibiting independence and security; based.

adj

Intoxicated by recreational or illegal drugs; drunk or high.

Slang

Example Sentences

"OP is keyed as fuck"
"Holy keyed."
"[Chorus:Michael Marshall] I got 5 on it (got it, good), grab your 40 let’s get keyed. I got 5 on it, messin’ with that Indo weed."

Etymology

* (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by Soyjak.party users upset at the widened usage of based (“praiseworthy and admirable, particularly in a perceived countercultural sense”) outside of their community. Most likely simply from the verb key; in slang perhaps connected to the "securing" action of a lock and key (compare e.g. scored).

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

more keyed (comparative) most keyed (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonkeyed unkeyed

Phrases

keyed bugle keyed fiddle keyed up low-keyed

Synonyms

based

Antonyms

cringe locked unkeyed unbased

Rhymes With

need speed agreed indeed feed we'd seed succeed guaranteed weed she'd proceed

Questions

How do you pronounce keyed?: The recorded pronunciation is /kiːd/.
What does keyed mean?: simple past and past participle of key
Where does keyed come from?: * (praiseworthy and admirable): Coined by Soyjak.party users upset at the widened usage of based (“praiseworthy and admirable, particularly in a perceived countercultural sense”) outside of their community. Most likely simply from the verb key; in slang perhaps connected to the "securing" action of a lock and key (compare e.g. scored).

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