dexn.
/ˈdɛks/ slang (originally U.S.).
The drug Dexedrine; also, a Dexedrine tablet. Cf. dexie n.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > stimulant drug(s) > pill or tablet of
pill1951
amphetamine1955
dexie1956
dex1961
minstrel1966
popper1967
white1967
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > stimulant drug(s) > specific stimulant drugs
amyl nitrite1881
Methedrine1939
Dexedrine1942
benzylpiperazine1947
dexamphetamine1949
dextro-amphetamine1949
methamphetamine1949
Drinamyl1950
benny1955
dexie1956
purple heart1961
crystal1964
French blue1964
meth1966
speed1967
splash1967
purple1968
crank1969
crystal meth1969
crystal methamphetamine1970
dex1984
ice1989
BZP1997
tik2004
1961 T. I. Rubin In the Life xv. 50 ‘Doc, do you think..you could maybe give me something? You know, to kind of give me a lift?’ ‘Well, maybe a dex or something.’
1968 Guardian 21 Nov. 20/3 The pushers passing out bombers, meths, dexes, and blues.
1971 Harper's Sept. 63 Pops a dex or a bennie occasionally, especially during exam week.
1984 W. Gibson Neuromancer (1989) i. i. 7 It was a flat pink octagon, a potent species of Brazilian dex he bought from one of Zone's girls.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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