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All Shook Up Meaning

Definition: Someone is upset, frightened, or overexcited.

The idiom all shook up has a couple of different meanings in English. It is most commonly used to express extreme disturbance or upset. Alternatively, it can be used to refer to a state of extreme happiness or excitement.

These meanings seem to contradict each other. However, the context surrounding the idiom usually makes its meaning clear.

Origin of All Shook Up

The etymology of this idiom is unclear, although it is believed that it originated in the late 19th century. However, there is little information on its first use in print. The idiom became popular once again during the latter half of the 20th century, shortly following the release of Elvis Presley’s hit song “All Shook Up.”

It is worth noting that this idiom is grammatically incorrect; instead of using “shaken,” it uses shook. The idiom can also be shortened to shook up while still retaining its meaning.

Examples of All Shook Up

This idiom can be used in a couple of different ways. It typically expresses an extreme emotional state of either upset or happiness.

This conversation between two friends illustrates the use of this idiom in the former context.

Sheila: I heard you got robbed. Are you okay?

Rick: I’m all shook up. I can’t go to sleep anymore unless I have all the lights on.

This example conversation shows how this idiom is used to express extreme happiness.

Tim: How does it feel to finally be home?

Lee: It feels great! I’m all shook up!

More Examples

Brown’s cousin, Terry Brown, 47, of Englewood, who was in a self-checkout line, said she heard a lot of commotion and saw people dropping to the ground. Her first instinct was to find her cousin, so she ran outside. “I’m all shook up, I’m still shook up,” Terry Brown said. – Chicago Tribune

They looked whitened like zombies. They were all shook up. – Huffington Post

Summary

The English idiom all shook up is used to refer to extreme emotional states, most commonly extreme upset or excitement. Sometimes this idiom is shortened to shook up. Both the shortened and full versions have the same meaning.

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1 All Shook Up Meaning
2 Origin of All Shook Up
3 Examples of All Shook Up
4 More Examples
5 Summary

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Англо-русский перевод ALL SHOOK UP

* hustle and bustle суета, беготня, спешка, неразбериха

English-Russian dictionary of English idioms.

Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом.
2012

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Greatly disturbed or upset, as in His letter left her all shook up. This slangy idiom uses shook instead of the grammatically correct “shaken” (for “agitated”) and adds all for emphasis. [Second half of 1900s]

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synonyms for all shook up

frantic
affected
agitated
beside oneself
crazy
distracted
emotional
excitable
fired-up
flipped-out
freaked-out
histrionic
histrionical
hot under collar
hot-and-bothered
hyper
in a state
keyed-up
nervous
neurotic
on edge
overexcited
overstrung
overworked
spent
steamed up
stirred
strung-out
tense
tired
uneasy
unstrung
uptight
weary
wired
worked-up
worn
wound-up

fiery
furious
vehement
violent
choleric
enraged
frantic
hotheaded
hottempered
inflamed
irascible
irritable
mean
peppery
quick-tempered
shaken
steamed up
stormy
tempestuous
testy
touchy

On this page you’ll find 81 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to all shook up, such as: frantic, affected, agitated, beside oneself, crazy, and distracted.

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histrionical
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tired
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unstrung
uptight
weary
wired
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worn
wound-up

all shook up
choleric
enraged
fiery
frantic
furious
hotheaded
hottempered
inflamed
irascible
irritable
mean
peppery
quick-tempered
shaken
steamed up
stormy
tempestuous
testy
touchy
vehement
violent

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