NEEDLE
NOUNS
► ARTILLERY a hypodermic needle → c1935 Amer. drug culture sl.
► BANGER a hypodermic needle and syringe → 1986 sl.
► BAYONET a hypodermic needle → 1986 US drug culture sl.
► BELONEPHOBIA an abnormal fear of pins and needles → 1991 (Bk.)
► ENETOPHOBIA an abnormal fear of needles → 1991 (Bk.)
► GAFFUS a hypodermic syringe and needle, esp. when improvised → 1967 US sl.
► GASKET any improvised seal between the end of a dropper and the hub of a needle → 1970 US sl.
► GLASS GUN a hypodermic needle → 1940s drug culture sl.
► GOLDEN SPIKE a hypodermic needle → 1955 US sl.
► GUN a hypodermic needle → 1899 Amer. drug culture sl.
► HARD NAIL a hypodermic needle → 1955 US sl.
► HYP ► HYPE a hypodermic needle → 1929 drug culture sl., orig. US
► HYPO a hypodermic needle → 1904 drug culture sl., orig. US
► JABBLE a large, blunt needle or knife → 1788 Sc.
► LANCE a hypodermic needle → 1952 US drug culture sl.
► MISTER TWENTY-SIX ► MR. TWENTY-SIX a hypodermic needle → 1973 US sl.
► NAIL a hypodermic needle → 1936 US sl.
► POINT a hypodermic needle → 1960s Amer. drug culture sl.
► PRICK a hypodermic syringe → 1950s US drug culture sl.
► RIG a set of articles used to take drugs intravenously; a hypodermic needle and syringe → 1935 US sl.
► SAFETY a safety pin used as a hypodermic needle → 1950s US drug culture sl.
► SILVER LADY a hypodermic needle and syringe → 1993 US drug culture sl.
► SPEAR a hypodermic needle → 1961 US drug culture sl.
► SPIKE a hypodermic needle → 1934 drug culture sl., orig. US
► YALE a commercial hypodermic needle, whether or not it is manufactured by Yale → 1973 US sl.
VERBS
► HYPO to administer a hypodermic injection → 1925 sl.
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