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Mexican valium

Mexican valium

9.5
A strong sleeping drug often sold illegally and used to make people very sleepy
  • noun
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translation icon : valium mexicano
  • Health professionals are concerned by the rising misuse of Mexican valium among teenagers.

Examples

  • The police warned about the dangers of Mexican valium being sold at local clubs.

  • Some users turn to Mexican valium because it is easier to obtain than prescription sedatives.

  • He was caught with Mexican valium in his backpack.

  • Why do people use Mexican valium recreationally?

  • Health professionals are concerned by the rising misuse of Mexican valium among teenagers.

  • Some users turn to Mexican valium because it is easier to obtain than prescription sedatives.

  • The police warned about the dangers of Mexican valium being sold at local clubs.

Synonyms

Rohypnol
vsMexican valium
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9 9.9

A strong sleeping drug sometimes used illegally to make people very sleepy or pass out during sexual assault

is an informal street name used outside formal medical contexts
roofy
vsMexican valium
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7 9.9

A strong drug sometimes used illegally to make someone very sleepy

is the informal street label rather than a neutral technical term
flunitrazepam
vsMexican valium
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1 9.9

A strong sleeping drug used by doctors for people who cannot sleep but often misused in crimes

is an informal street name rather than a medical label
roach
vsMexican valium
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1 9.9

A strong illegal sleeping drug often called Rohypnol

is a wider informal name rather than a technical designation
R-2
vsMexican valium
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9.9

A very strong sleeping pill people often use illegally that can be dangerous

is a more general informal name used by the public
rophy
vsMexican valium
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9.9

A strong sleeping pill people put into drinks to make someone very sleepy

is a fuller informal label rather than a neutral clinical term
forget me drug
vsMexican valium
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9.9

A strong sleeping drug used by criminals to make people forget what happened

is a neutral street name that does not stress criminal use

Surface Forms

Mexican valium singular
Mexican valiums plural

Morphology

Mexican + Valium

The phrase transparently signals a kind of tranquilizer because 'Valium' is a well-known sedative and 'Mexican' suggests a geographic/variant qualifier, so a B1 learner who knows the words would likely infer it refers to a drug similar to Valium. However, the exact referent (that it is a street name for flunitrazepam/Rohypnol and has illicit connotations) is not predictable from the parts alone, making the expression only partially compositional.

Etymology

Mexican valium is a street name that probably comes from the image of a sleeping pill from Mexico: Mexican points to where it was sold or made and valium links it to the calming drug 'Valium'. So today the name is used for the drug 'Rohypnol', meaning a pill that can make people very sleepy.