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Adam

Adam

1 9.9
A slang name for the drug ecstasy
  • noun
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translation icon : éxtasis

Examples

  • His adam's apple, big as a turtle's head and with almost the same texture, slithered back and forth with each thick gulp of the carrot juice.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • After taking the adam, she felt an overwhelming sense of euphoria at the concert.

  • Many people use adam to enhance their social experiences during parties and gatherings.

  • The rave was filled with lights and music, and everyone was dancing after consuming adam.

Synonyms

X
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167 9.9

A slang word for the illegal party drug ecstasy

is a more general informal name rather than a brief code
ecstasy
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45 9.5

A drug often taken at parties to make people feel very happy and energetic

is a slang label used instead of the scientific chemical name
cristal
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16 9.9

An illegal party drug that comes as small crystals similar to MDMA

is the broader slang name not limited to a physical form
MDMA
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11 8.9

An illegal man-made drug that makes users feel very happy and changes what they see or hear

is the informal street name rather than the scientific term
go
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9 9.9

An illegal party drug called ecstasy

is a different informal term with the same basic reference
XTC
vsAdam
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1 9.9

An illegal pill people take at parties to feel very happy and energetic

is a slang term used widely in casual speech rather than formal contexts
disco biscuit
vsAdam
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1 9.9

A slang name for the illegal drug ecstasy often taken at clubs and raves

is the general slang name without cultural association
hug drug
vsAdam
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9.9

A drug taken at parties that makes people feel more friendly and loving

focuses on the name used for the drug regardless of emotional effects

Idioms

To have no idea who a person is at all

A slogan saying relationships should be only between a man and a woman, often used to oppose same-sex marriage

Lasting for a very long time and never going out of style

To not recognize a person at all

Compounds

Adam and Eve
  • Literature
23 3.6

The first man and woman in the Bible who are shown as the first people

The day before Christmas Eve when people do light, fun things to get ready

9.9

A small North American orchid with one leaf and yellowish-brown flowers

son of Adam
  • Literature
8.1

A human being who has common faults and limits

Surface Forms

Adam singular
Adams plural

Etymology

Adam as a street name for MDMA is a modern nickname likely taken from the biblical Adam, suggesting a return to a simple or 'original' state. A helpful way to remember it is that the name was used because the drug can make people feel more natural or open.