loced out

English

Alternative forms

• loqued out, loqued-out, loc'd out, loked out

Etymology

From loc, clipping of loco (“crazy”).

Adjective

loced out (comparative more loced out, superlative most loced out)

1. (slang) Crazy.
   • 1995, “Gangsta's Paradise”, performed by Coolio:

     I'm a loc'd out gangsta, set trippin' banger

   • 1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Cher (Alicia Silverstone):

     Did I show you the loqued-out Jeep Daddy got me? It's got four wheel drive, dual side airbags and a monster sound system.

   • 2002 April, Spin, →ISSN, page 44:

     Decked out in an Elvis jumpsuit and a giant pompadour, Khai is a self-described “loc'd out Asian” who (badly) overdubs his moronic raps over familiar hip-hop tracks.

   • 2020, Romeo Conway, Stop Faking for Stripes‎^[1], Trafford Publishing, →ISBN:

     His little Jheri curl shined under the car's light. He looked hood. This little nigga is way more loced out than me. He'd probably kill me if he knew who I really am, he thought.

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “loced (out) adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
• Eric Partridge (2005) “loced out”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1223.