Special K
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- noun
- /ˈspɛʃəl keɪ/
- NSFW
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Special K
- Damn, I sniffed special K (ketamine) every day for 2 years straight and was high for every moment of every day in that time period.
Examples
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Many partygoers experiment with Special K because of its hallucinogenic effects.
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After taking Special K, he felt detached from reality and struggled to remember his surroundings.
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The use of Special K at raves has raised serious concerns among health officials.
Synonyms
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A street name for the drug ketamine
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A strong medicine that makes people or animals sleep for surgery and can cause strange visions at high doses
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A street name for the drug ketamine
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An illegal drug people use at parties to feel strange or see things
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A street name for the illegal drug ketamine
A slang name for the drug ketamine used by people to feel very calm
A slang word for the drug ketamine that makes people feel strange
A medicine that makes people and animals sleep or calm during surgery, sometimes used illegally for hallucinations
A drug that makes a person or animal calm and sleepy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Special + K
The phrase 'Special K' is a slang/brand-like euphemism for the drug ketamine that cannot be predicted from the literal constituents: 'special' (a generic adjective) plus 'K' (a letter or even a slang label). Even if a learner knows 'K' can be drug slang, the combined form is idiomatic and culture-specific rather than compositionally deriving the drug meaning, so a B1 learner would not reliably infer it.
Etymology
Special K comes from the cereal brand Special K and the drug's first letter K, short for 'ketamine'. People began using the cereal name as a quick, catchy nickname, so today Special K means 'ketamine'.