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basuco, n.|bəˈsuːkəʊ, bəˈzuːkəʊ|
Also basuko, bazuko.
[a. Colombian Sp. basuco, perh. related to Sp. bazucar to shake violently, or to basura waste, trash.
An alternative derivation in Colombian Spanish is a borrowing of English bazooka rocket-launcher, presumably because of the drug's explosive effect.]
A preparation of coca paste mixed with various other substances, containing an impure form of cocaine and highly addictive when smoked; also used of other low-grade forms of cocaine.
1983Wall St. Jrnl. 28 Nov. 35/2 Colombia has discovered a problem of drug abuse in its own backyard. A cigarette called basuco is appearing on the streets. 1983Times 15 Dec. 10/4 ‘Bazuko’, a cheap and extremely dangerous form of cocaine base variously mixed with marijuana and tobacco. 1985C. Nicholl Fruit Palace vii. 67 There's a big internal market: a lot of coke and basuko used by the street boys. 1986N.Y. Times 20 Aug. i. 2/4 Because bazuco has not been purified into cocaine, it often carries residues of leaded gasoline, kerosene, sulphuric acid and potassium permanganate. 1987Times 14 Sept. 10/6 While it takes two years of regular cocaine use to become addicted, it takes only a few weeks to become hooked on bazuko, a mind-blowing mix of coca base, marijuana and tobacco containing such impurities as petrol, ether and even sawdust. 1988Economist 2 Apr. 65/1 Colombians themselves are taking to cocaine, especially in a form called ‘basuko’, a crude kind of crack. 1989Times 4 Sept. 13/2 The lethal basuco which contains cocaine, lead and sulphuric acid. |