Meaning

2 senses
  1. (slang, uncountable)Phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.

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  2. (Ireland, slang, uncountable)Clenbuterol, a banned drug formerly used in animal feedlots.

More definitions
  • a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or ‘dust’) for its effects as a hallucinogen

Translations

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By meaning 1
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Origin

First attested in c. 1969 in Rolling Stone magazine.

First attested in c. 1969 in Rolling Stone magazine.

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Synonyms

19 synonyms
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Word family

2 related words
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