The metaphorical subtance that causes people to believe in a false hope. It is often paired up with copium.
Opposed to copium, which represents the rationalization of the current situation, hopium represents the belief that the situation will someday improve.
1: Wow, this show is absolute trash 2: Maybe it'll get better in the second season
2. The state of wallowing in self-pity combined with the delusion of potential fame/greatness. One in this state will hope for others to pity or save them, yet paradoxically romanticize their own struggle, pitying themselves and never moving on to achieve their dreams.
She thought that, if she wanted to, she could write the next great american novel, but because of Hopium, she remained the same alcoholic cat lady until her dyingday.
In securities trading a trader is said to be under the influence of the fictional narcotic hopium when she/he finds themselves deeply in the negative on the wrong side of a trade. The trader will continue to hold the position in the hopes that the security will return to the value at which they acquired it. (eg. staying long in a stock position when the price continues to plummet)
Cramer, you are totally smoking hopium man, thinking that stock will go back up anytime soon. Just sell it and get out!
The thing ya momma and aunts say the kids doing. Manley when there’s a large gathering of siblings and cousins. Hoopin and hollerin is a way older adults like to describe how loud kids sound.(Mostly just black parents)
Auntie 1: Them damn kids ova steady hoopin n hollerin.