DRUGS, GENERAL – VERBS
– to absorb drugs through the mucus members of the genitals BALL M20 US drug culture sl.
– to abuse cough syrups for recreational purposes ROBODOSE 1995 US sl.
– to add a powdered drug to the end of a tobacco or cannabis cigarette DUST Bk2006 US drug culture sl.
– to add a stronger drug to a less potent one SPIKE 1960s sl.
– to administer a hypodermic injection to HYPO 1925 drug culture sl., orig. US
– to adulterate a drug by doubling its weight (and halving its purity) STEP ON Bk1998 drug culture sl.
– to adulterate drugs SNIDEY UP 1996 UK sl.
– to attempt to obtain drug customers HUSSLE; HUSTLE 1970s drug culture sl.
– to be addicted to drugs HAVE A MONKEY ON ONE’S BACK 1938 sl., orig. US
– to be addicted to drugs RUN A RAILROAD 1970s drug culture sl.
– to begin to recover from the effects of drug intoxication COME DOWN Bk2006 US sl.
– to be given drugs for free CAP 1950s drug culture sl.
– to be in possession of drugs CARRY 1961 US sl.
– to be in possession of drugs for sale HOLD 1935 US sl.
– to be intoxicated by a hallucinogenic drug ZONE (OUT) 1990s sl.
– to be intoxicated by drugs CABBAGE 2000s sl.
– to be intoxicated on drugs BUZZ 1927 sl.
– to be intoxicated on drugs FEEL GROOVY Bk2006 US sl.
– to be intoxicated on drugs HAVE A HEAT ON 1912 US sl.
– to be intoxicated on drugs WIG OUT sl.
– to be involved with drugs DO THE DRUG THING Bk2006 US sl.
– to be knocked out from drug intoxication SET ONE ON ONE’S ASS 1970s African-American sl.
– to be overcome by drugs TAKE THE KNOCK 2000s sl.
– to be under the influence of a drug STRING OUT 1967 US sl.
– to break a drug addiction KICK 1927 US sl.
– to break the drug habit CATCH UP Bk2006 US sl.
– to buy a dose of drugs FIX Bk2006 US sl.
– to buy drugs CAP M20 US drug culture sl.
– to buy drugs CONNECT 1960s Amer. drug culture sl.
– to buy drugs COP 1950s sl.
– to carry drugs for a dealer PACK 1940s US drug culture sl.
– to cease operations while the police are known to be active; said of drug dealers PACK UP 1929 US sl.
– to come out of a drug use session badly COME DOWN HARD Bk2006 US drug culture sl.
– to consume any drugs COKE UP 1970s sl.
– to crave a drug HURT 1996 UK sl.
– to crave a drug intensely YEN 1919 US sl.
– to cut a drug by doubling its weight (and halving its purity) STEP ON Bk1998 drug culture sl.
– to cut a drug such as heroin or cocaine WHACK M20 US drug culture sl.
– to cut up lines of a drug , usually cocaine RACK UP 1997 drug culture sl.
– to decrease one’s drug intake in an attempt to withdraw from addiction BEND THE HABIT L19 drug culture sl.
– to defer the gratification of a drug injection by slowly injecting the drug while drawing blood from the vein to mix with the drug in the syringe KICK 1952 US sl.
– to dilute a drug BLEED 1992 US sl.
– to dilute a drug such as heroin or cocaine WHACK M20 US drug culture sl.
– to dilute drugs STEP ON Bk1998 drug culture sl.
– to distend the vein during drug taking, thus making it easier to insert the needle BACK UP 1930s sl.
– to divide bulk purchases of drugs into smaller quantities for dealing BAG (UP) 1960s sl.
– to divide up and place bulk drugs into separate bags prior to sale SACK UP 2000s drug culture sl.
– to dose someone with a hallucinogenic drug (usually LSD) without their knowing, usually by putting it into a drink, or sometimes, food SPIKE 1960s sl.
– to drug or render insensible with a narcotic NARCOTIZE 1843
– to excrete bags of drugs after swallowing them when facing a police search SHIT DIMES AND QUARTERS 2000s African-American & drug culture sl.
– to experience a high from drugs FLY M20 US drug culture sl.
– to experience a sensation of euphoria, excitement, or energy as a result of taking drugs RUSH 1967 sl., orig. US
– to experience drug-induced hallucinations TRIP (OUT) 1966 sl., orig. US
– to experience the effect of a drug GET OFF ON 1969 sl., orig. US
– to experience the effect of a drug STONE OUT 1952 sl., orig. US
– to experience the effect of a drug, esp. LSD BLOW ONE’S MIND 1965 sl., orig. US
– to fall asleep after drug use FLAKE OUT Bk2006 US sl.
– to fall asleep under the influence of a drug NOD 1958 drug culture sl.
– to fall asleep under the influence of a drug NOD OFF 1965 Amer. sl.
– to fall asleep under the influence of a drug NOD OUT c1953 Amer. sl.
– to fall asleep when overcome by drug consumption FALL OUT 1884 US sl.
– to feel good as a result of drug use MAKE ONESELF RIGHT 1950s African-American sl.
– to feel the effects of a drug COME ON Bk2006 US sl.
– to feel the effects of a drug TAKE OFF 1940s drug culture sl.
– to fill capsules with a powdered drug GAP UP 1971 US sl.
– to flush illegal drugs down the toilet when the narcotic agents are coming SEND TO LONG BEACH 1960s African-American sl.
– to flush out a hypodermic syringe by using the plunger SKEET 1971 drug culture sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs ASS UP 2000s African-American sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs BADDEN 2003 Trinidad and Tobago usage
– to get intoxicated on drugs CATCH A FACE 1974 Amer. sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs COP A BUZZ 1970s US sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs COP A HEAD Bk2006 US sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs GET ONE’S HEAD BAD 1964 African-American sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs GET SOME JUICE ON 1980 US sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs KEY UP 1964 US sl.
– to get intoxicated on drugs THROW ON A FACE 1974 Amer. sl.
– to get really stoned GET CHINESE 1980 Amer. students’ sl.
– to give a drug to DOPE 1875 sl.
– to give a drug to HIT 1953 sl., orig. US
– to give a drug to SNOW 1927 US sl.
– to give oneself a drug overdose OD ON Aust. sl.
– to give out prescriptions for drugs WRITE SCRIP(T) 1930s drug culture sl.
– to give someone a drug overdose O.D.; OH-DEE 1960s drug culture sl.
– to give up drugs TAKE THE MONKEY OFF ONE’S BACK 1938 sl.
– to go into a drug-induced euphoria SPACE OUT 1968 US sl.
– to go to sleep under the influence of drugs GOOF (OFF) 1940s US drug culture sl.
– to have a bad experience with drugs BUM OUT Bk1990 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to have an intoxicating effect on; said of drugs BESOT 1627
– to have a seizure, real or feigned; said of a drug addict THROW A WINGDING 1927 US sl.
– to indulge heavily in drugs SNOWMOBILE Bk1971 US students’ sl.
– to ingest a powdered drug by sucking or licking the powder collected on a moistened finger DAB 2001 UK sl.
– to ingest drugs by nasal inhalation SNIFF 1925 UK sl.
– to inhale a drug through the nose HORN Bk1970 US drug culture sl.
– to inhale a measured dose of a powdered drug, esp. cocaine DO A LINE 1979 US sl.
– to inhale drugs RARE 1940s sl.
– to inhale drugs WHISTLE (AND FLUTE) 1996 UK rhyming sl. for ‘toot’
– to inhale drugs, esp. cocaine SNORT 1935 sl., orig. US
– to inhale fumes from glue placed in a bag BAG IT 1965 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug CRANK UP 1978 UK sl.
– to inject a drug HIT UP 1950s US sl.
– to inject a drug JAB JOB 1950s drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug JACK UP 1968 colloq.
– to inject a drug JOLT 1950s US drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug LAUGH AND SCRATCH 1998 UK sl.
– to inject a drug MISS 1950s drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug POKE 2003 UK sl.
– to inject a drug SLAM Bk1998 drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug WALK WITH YOUR LUCY 1981 US sl.
– to inject a drug, esp. to draw a portion of blood, which mixes with the drug and then to reinject the mixture, repeating the process several times JACK 1970s US drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug into a blood vessel POP 1956 sl.
– to inject a drug into the skin as opposed to a vein SKIN 1953 US drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug into the skin or muscle, not into a vein SKIN-POP 1952 US drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug intramuscularly, as opposed to intravenously MUSCLE 1970 US sl.
– to inject a drug intravenously BANG 1926 US sl.
– to inject a drug intravenously BURN THE MAIN LINE 1998 UK sl.
– to inject a drug intravenously GUN 2003 UK drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug under the skin, not into a vein JOY-POP 1936 US sl.
– to inject a drug under the skin, not into a vein SKIN-PUMP 1952 US drug culture sl.
– to inject a drug, usually heroin MIX 1970s sl.
– to inject a drug with a hypodermic syringe SPIKE (UP) 1935 drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs BANG UP World War II Amer. sl.
– to inject drugs DO UP Bk1970 US drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs JAB 20C drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs TRACK 1996 UK drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs directly into a vein, esp. heroin MAIN 1952 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs directly into a vein, esp. heroin MAINLINE 1938 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs, esp. heroin, into one’s veins SHOOT UP 1914 sl., orig. US
– to inject drugs into a vein TAKE IT MAIN 1940s drug culture sl.
– to inject drugs into a vein, or tie a rubber tubing around one’s arm in order to find a vein TIE UP 1960s US drug culture sl.
– to inject heroin or the like into a muscle rather than a vein CHIP 1966 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to inject oneself with a drug FIX 1936 sl., orig. US
– to inject oneself with a drug SHOOT 1914 sl., orig. US
– to inject oneself with a drug, usually heroin OIL 1980s drug culture sl.
– to inject oneself with an illegal drug CRANK 1971 sl.
– to introduce a drug, esp. LSD, into a host substance; to give a drug to someone without their knowledge DOSE 1957 US sl.
– to lay out the equipment used for giving oneself an injection MAKE A SPREAD 1930s drug culture sl.
– to light one’s reefer FIRE ONE UP 1960s African-American sl.
– to lose consciousness due to intoxication with drugs PASS OUT M20 US sl.
– to lose sanity while under the influence of LSD or another hallucinogen FREAK OUT 1967 US sl.
– to make a drug addict of HOOK 1922 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to make a drug into tablet form TAB 1967 US sl.
– to make one hyperactive; said of a drug KANGAROO 1950s African-American sl.
– to meet someone in order to obtain drugs CONNECT 1938 US sl.
– to miss the vein in attempting to inject heroin SHOOT SKIN 1950s African-American sl.
– to monopolize or fail to pass on a joint or cigarette during communal smoking BOGART 1969 sl.
– to obtain a dose of drugs COP A FIX Bk2006 US sl.
– to obtain some drugs, especially dishonestly SCORE 1914 US sl.
– to operate an occasional trade in illegal drugs DABBLE 1996 UK sl.
– to overcome drug addiction TAKE THE MONKEY OFF ONE’S BACK 1938 sl.
– to overdose (fatally or otherwise) on a given drug O.D.; OH-DEE 1969 drug culture sl.
– to package a powdered drug for sale DECK UP 1964 US sl.
– to package narcotics for distribution and sale BALLOON 1960s drug culture sl.
– to pass out from drug intoxication ROCK OUT 1970s African-American sl.
– to pass out from the use of drugs CAP OUT M20 US drug culture sl.
– to peddle illegal drugs DEAL 1958 sl.
– to peddle illegal drugs PUSH 1938 sl.
– to place drugs into a cone, bong, etc., preparatory to smoking them PACK Aust. sl.
– to place drugs or traces of drugs on a person during an arrest; said of police FLAKE Bk2006 US criminals’ sl.
– to possess large quantities of drugs STICK Bk1970 US sl.
– to prepare an injection of a narcotic by heating the powder and water mixture BAKE 1950s US sl.
– to prepare a powdered drug for heating prior to injection PAN UP 1971 US sl.
– to prepare fake drugs for sale SNIDEY UP 1996 UK sl.
– to pump backwards and forwards with a plunger of the hypodermic without finally injecting the blood and heroin mix into the arm JACK OFF 1950s drug culture sl.
– to pump the hypodermic so that blood comes into the tube, mixing with the drug/water solution before shooting it back into the vein BACK UP 1960s sl.
– to reach an age, usually in the 30s or 40s, when drugs no longer have the desired effect, whereupon the user gradually stops taking them voluntarily AGE OUT Amer. drug culture sl.
– to refuse to sell drugs on the premise that the purchaser might be an informer or undercover policeman BACK UP 1930s sl.
– to relax and experience the effects of a drug COAST 1969 US sl.
– to relax under the influence of a drug MELLOW OUT 1974 US sl.
– to remove small amounts of crack from the vials for sale for later personal use; used of a member of crack cocaine-selling crew DIP OUT 1994 US sl.
– to remove the tourniquet, a belt, a shoelace, used to isolate a vein for injecting drugs UNTIE 1960s drug culture sl.
– to rob a drug dealer’s customers immediately after they have bought their supplies ANGEL OFF 1960s sl.
– to roll a joint so that only 1 layer of paper surrounds the mix BACK ROLL 1980s sl.
– to search premises for drugs STOOL 1920s US criminals’ sl.
– to sell drugs HUSSLE; HUSTLE 1970s drug culture sl.
– to sell drugs JUGGLE 1963 US sl.
– to sell drugs SCRAMBLE 1980s Amer. teen sl.
– to sell drugs SHOVE Bk1990 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to sell drugs. esp. crack cocaine PUMP 1989 UK sl.
– to sell drugs in small amounts; to sell short measure PUSH SHORTS 1930s drug culture sl.
– to sell fake drugs GAG 1990s US prison & drug culture sl.
– to sell fake drugs ISSUE 1990s US drug culture sl.
– to share drugs DOSE 1997 US sl.
– to slap the inside of the arm to draw out veins for a drug injection SPANK 1997 US sl.
– to smoke any drugs SMOKE M20 US drug culture sl.
– to sneak a drug into someone’s drink SLIP SOMEONE A MICKY Bk1995 US sl.
– to steal someone else’s drugs JACK 1980s drug culture sl.
– to steal to support a drug habit BOOST AND SHOOT 1960s sl.
– to stop using a drug BREAK OFF 1910s US drug culture sl.
– to stop using drugs KICK 1927 US sl.
– to stop using drugs UNHOOK 1950s drug culture sl.
– to stupefy with or as if with a barbiturate or tranquillizer DOWN OUT 1976 Amer. sl.
– to suffer withdrawal symptoms HAVE A HABIT 1920s drug culture sl.
– to suffer withdrawal symptoms when addicted to drugs GO SICK 1930s drug culture sl.
– to supply someone with drugs, usually marijuana LIGHT SOMEONE UP 1940s drug culture sl.
– to swallow a tablet BANG 2001 UK drug culture sl.
– to take a drug POP 1956 sl.
– to take a drug SLEIGH-RIDE 1915 US sl.
– to take a drug in pill form DROP A BOP Bk2006 US sl.
– to take a drug orally DROP 1963 sl., orig. US
– to take a full hypodermic of drugs BREAK THE NEEDLE c1925 drug culture sl.
– to take an intravenous injection BUST THE MAINLINE 1930s sl., orig. US drug culture usage
– to take a stupefying drug PETER 1925 drug culture sl.
– to take care of someone either under the influence of a drug (esp. LSD) or, more often, recovering from an unpleasant, drug-induced experience BABYSIT 1968 drug culture sl.
– to take drugs ASS UP 2000s African-American sl.
– to take drugs DO 1967 sl., orig. US
– to take drugs DOPE 1909 sl.
– to take drugs DO THE DRUG THING Bk2006 US sl.
– to take drugs DROP ACID 1963 sl., orig. US
– to take drugs FIX Bk2006 US sl.
– to take drugs GOOF 1944 sl.
– to take drugs PARTY 1960s sl.
– to take drugs POP Bk1970 US students’ sl.
– to take drugs TAKE OFF 1940s drug culture sl.
– to take drugs USE 1953 sl.
– to take drugs habitually FLY M20 US drug culture sl.
– to take drugs intravenously RIDE THE MAIN LINE 1957 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to take enough of a drug to stop the pain of withdrawal GET THE HABIT OFF L19 drug culture sl.
– to take pills with a narcotic content EAT POPCORN Bk1966 US police sl.
– to take some form of pill EAT POPCORN 1960s US drug culture sl.
– to tap a vein in order to make it stand out from the surround flesh preparatory to an injection of narcotics TAP UP 2000s drug culture sl.
– to transfer bulk drugs (in powder form) into capsules for sale CAP 1940s drug culture sl.
– to transfer bulk drugs (in powder form) into capsules for sale CAP UP 1960s drug culture sl.
– to undergo treatment to cure drug addiction DRY OUT 1908 sl., orig. US
– to use an addictive drug in a semi-controlled pattern; to get extremely intoxicated CABARET 1958 US drug culture sl.
– to use drugs CAP M20 US drug culture sl.
– to use drugs PICK UP 1950s Amer. sl.
– to use drugs and become intoxicated TURN ON 1953 Amer. sl.
– to use drugs, esp. while suffering withdrawal pains FIX YOUR BONES 1992 US sl.
– to use drugs in moderation DABBLE 1910s drug culture sl.
– to use drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted CHIP 1964 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to use drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted CHIPPER 1971 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to use drugs occasionally and without becoming addicted CHIPPY 1924 Amer. drug culture sl.
– to waste drugs by missing the vein or spilling the solution BLOW A SHOT c1910 drug culture sl.
– to weigh a measure of a drug SCALE 1990s drug culture sl.
– to withdraw from drugs CATCH UP Bk2006 US sl.
– to withdraw the plunger of the syringe, before an injection into the vein by sucking up some blood BACK-TRACK 1950s sl.
– to write prescriptions for narcotics; said of a doctor or dentist SAIL 1930s US drug culture sl.