cocaine
noun
- strong stimulant used as a recreational drug
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kə(ʊ)ˈkeɪn/ / /ˈkəʊkeɪˌʌɪn/ / /koʊˈkeɪn/
noun
Etymology: From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.
- An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
- An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.
“Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker-street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature.”
“All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out”
- Any chemical derivative of this drug.
verb
Etymology: From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.
- Synonym of cocainize.
“[…] cocaining the eye, then introducing a speculum, or having an assistant hold the lids open with retractors.”