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"Turnt", a variation of the word "turned," is a slang term for the feeling of being excited to participate in a party of other social event often centered around intoxication.

Origin

On August 2nd, 2005, Urban Dictionary^[1] user Erica Peters submitted an entry for "turnt," defining it as the state of being "horny," "drunk," "f*cked up" or "crunk."

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On October 18th, 2008, Urban Dictionary user KayBee(LD) submitted an entry for the phrase "turnt up," defining it as "getting drunk" or "getting loose." On November 26th, 2009, rapper Lupe Fiasco released the track "Turnt Up" on his mixtape Enemy of the State: A Love Story (shown below, left). On January 2nd, 2010, rapper Soulja Boy released "All the Way Turnt Up" as the first single for his debut album Ready Set Go! (shown below, right).

On May 21st, 2013, the track "Turnt" by The Dream featuring Beyonce and 2 Chainz was released (shown below, left). On May 14th, the pop culture blog Pop Dust^[3] published an article titled "Everything You Need to Know About 'Turnt'", which chronicled the word's history in hip hop music. On December 17th, Reach Records released the music video for rapper Lecrae's track "I'm Turnt," which celebrates the ability to party without consuming drugs and alcohol (shown below, right).

On March 13th, 2014, the DJSnakeVEVO YouTube channel uploaded the music video for the track "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon, in which several residents in an apartment building burst through the floors below them while performing violently sexual dance moves (shown below, left). On June 24th, BuzzFeed^[4] published a compilation of photos and videos titled "21 People Who Are Way Too Turnt." On September 27th, Saturday Night Live aired a parody erectile dysfunction medication commercial titled "Cialis Turnt" (shown below, right).

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