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hi-octane, n. and a.
Brit. |ˌhʌɪˈɒkteɪn|, U.S. |ˈˌhaɪˈɑkteɪn|
Forms: [Also with capital initials.]
[‹ hi adj. + octane n. Compare slightly earlier high-octane adj.]
A. n. = high-octane n. Now rare.
1933Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 12 Oct. 5/3 (advt.) No gasoline compares with Hi-Octane. 2000Business Recorder (Nexis) 22 Dec. The summary calls for..Rs 1.86 (6 percent) increase in the price of Hi-Octane.
B. adj.
1. = high-octane adj. 1.
1934Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 29 May 9/5 (advt.) Redhead Hi-Octane gas 17c. 1995J. J. Gobbell Last Lieutenant (1997) 220 Maybe a barrel of hi-octane gas for an airplane or something.
2. = high-octane adj. 2.
1977Hillsboro (Ohio) Press Gaz. 5 July 2/6 (advt.) Hi-octane humor. 1980News (Frederick, Maryland) 15 Sept. b1 Low-key classics fueled by hi-octane ideas. 1999D. Haslam Manchester, Eng. viii. 208 A subsidiary label specialising in hi-octane house anthems. 2002Ministry Jan. 47/2 It's time for the rest of the world to find out about Lab4's hi-octane, full-throttle, brain-melting mash-up of acid techno, hard house and trance. |
