Miltownn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪltaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈmɪlˌtaʊn/

Forms: 1900s– Milltown, 1900s– Miltown.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Milltown.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < the name of Milltown, New Jersey, a town situated close to the laboratories manufacturing the product.

Pharmacology.

A proprietary name for: the drug meprobamate; a tablet of this drug. (figurative in quot. 1964.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > tranquillizer > specific substances or preparations

nepenthes1580

nepenthe1595

Seconal1935

secobarbital1950

mephenesin1952

Largactil1953

Miltown1954

meprobamate1955

hydroxyzine1956

promazine1956

Sparine1956

prochlorperazine1957

Stelazine1958

trifluoperazine1958

Prolixin1959

chlordiazepoxide1960

Librium1960

diazepam1961

Valium1961

oxazepam1964

pimozide1968

lorazepam1969

temazepam1970

alprazolam1973

1954 F. M. Berger in Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therapeutics 112 413 2-Methyl-2-n-propyl-1,3-propanediol carbamate was unique in that it possessed a muscle relaxant and sedative action of an unusual kind. This compound has been named Miltown.

1956 A. Huxley Let. 20 Oct. (1969) 810 The conference on meprobamate was quite interesting and I made some pleasant acquaintances—Dr. (F. M.) Berger, the inventor of Miltown, [etc.].

1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) vii. 77 Would it not seem suddenly to be a conspiracy to make the artist a frill, a fribble, or a Milltown?

1971 T. Williams Let. 15 Jan. in Five O'Clock Angel (1990) 222 Giving me a Librium when I asked for a Milltown.

1977 I. Shaw Beggarman, Thief iii. x. 341 He went into the bathroom and took two Miltowns.

1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) p. xx Outside of my mother's it was the most thrilling medicine cabinet I had ever seen. Ritalin, Librium, Miltown, Fioranol, Percodan.

1997 B. Wagner I'm losing You (1998) 39 He felt foolish and anachronistic, the ‘recurring nightmare’ concept itself a throwback to the fifties, to the time of shelters and tailfins and Miltown.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	miltown
释义	Miltownn. Brit. /ˈmɪltaʊn/, U.S. /ˈmɪlˌtaʊn/ Forms: 1900s– Milltown, 1900s– Miltown. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Milltown. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < the name of Milltown, New Jersey, a town situated close to the laboratories manufacturing the product. Pharmacology. A proprietary name for: the drug meprobamate; a tablet of this drug. (figurative in quot. 1964.) ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > tranquillizer > specific substances or preparations nepenthes1580 nepenthe1595 Seconal1935 secobarbital1950 mephenesin1952 Largactil1953 Miltown1954 meprobamate1955 hydroxyzine1956 promazine1956 Sparine1956 prochlorperazine1957 Stelazine1958 trifluoperazine1958 Prolixin1959 chlordiazepoxide1960 Librium1960 diazepam1961 Valium1961 oxazepam1964 pimozide1968 lorazepam1969 temazepam1970 alprazolam1973 1954 F. M. Berger in Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therapeutics 112 413 2-Methyl-2-n-propyl-1,3-propanediol carbamate was unique in that it possessed a muscle relaxant and sedative action of an unusual kind. This compound has been named Miltown. 1956 A. Huxley Let. 20 Oct. (1969) 810 The conference on meprobamate was quite interesting and I made some pleasant acquaintances—Dr. (F. M.) Berger, the inventor of Miltown, [etc.]. 1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) vii. 77 Would it not seem suddenly to be a conspiracy to make the artist a frill, a fribble, or a Milltown? 1971 T. Williams Let. 15 Jan. in Five O'Clock Angel (1990) 222 Giving me a Librium when I asked for a Milltown. 1977 I. Shaw Beggarman, Thief iii. x. 341 He went into the bathroom and took two Miltowns. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) p. xx Outside of my mother's it was the most thrilling medicine cabinet I had ever seen. Ritalin, Librium, Miltown, Fioranol, Percodan. 1997 B. Wagner I'm losing You (1998) 39 He felt foolish and anachronistic, the ‘recurring nightmare’ concept itself a throwback to the fifties, to the time of shelters and tailfins and Miltown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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