beamed up

Sent via teleportation

Beamed up refers to being transported by a teleportation beam, from the *Star Trek* command "Beam me up, Scotty." The phrase extends to any sudden disappearance or departure: One minute he was here, then he just beamed up.

In slang, beamed up can mean high on drugs, especially crack cocaine, suggesting someone has left reality behind.

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glow · bright light · shimmer · teleportation · vanish · into thin air · Star Trek · flash · ray · Scotty · fade · phaser · science fiction · dematerialize · energize · spaceship · zap · warp drive

Opposites
mode of travel/transport

beamed upwalked

Traveled on foot

drove · flew · sailed · stayed put · hiked

MENTAL STATE (slang)

beamed upsober

Free from intoxication

straight · clean · lucid · clear-headed · grounded

direction of teleportation

beamed upmaterialized

Became physically present

landed · arrived · descended · deposited

Family

beam, beamed, beaming, beams

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G