sprung /spɹʌŋ/ adjective6 •Fitted or cushioned with springs. •(slang) Utterly infatuated with someone; completely taken over by romantic interest; originally and literally, having a penile erection.I like big butts and I cannot lie. / You other brothers can’t deny / that when a girl walks in / with a itty bitty waist / and a round thing in your face you get sprung. — 1992 •(Australia, slang) Caught doing something illegal or against the rules.`Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. — 1979 •Worn out such that the springiness has dissipated.My old money clip was sprung, so I replaced it. •(slang, old-fashioned) drunk. •(no longer used) cracked or strained. formsmore sprung · most sprung