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back breaker

back breaker

9.9
An illegal drug that makes you see things that are not real
  • noun
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  • Police found several tabs of back breaker during the raid.

Examples

  • He took a back breaker at the party last night.

  • Some people at the concert were rumored to have taken back breaker before the show.

  • He warned his friend about the unpredictable effects of back breaker.

  • Some people consider back breakers to be dangerous.

  • He warned his friend about the unpredictable effects of back breaker, a slang term for LSD.

  • Police found several tabs of back breaker, which is known as an illegal hallucinogenic drug.

  • Some people at the concert were rumored to have taken back breaker, also called LSD, before the show.

Synonyms

superman
vsback breaker
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906 9.9

A street name for an illegal drug that makes people see things that are not real

is a different slang name for the same drug
acid
vsback breaker
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152 9.4

A street name for the drug LSD that causes strong visual and mental changes

is another brief street name for the same drug
dot
vsback breaker
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7 9.9

A small piece of paper or gel that has a dose of LSD

refers to the drug generally rather than one dose
battery-acid
vsback breaker
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1 9.9

A slang name for LSD, a drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real

is a different slang name for the same drug
pane
vsback breaker
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1 9.9

A slang word for a strong drug that makes you see things that are not real

is an alternative street name for the same substance
Zen
vsback breaker
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1 9.9

A slang name for the drug LSD

is a different informal term for the same drug
loony toons
vsback breaker
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9.9

A drug that makes people see things that are not real

is a different slang label for the same substance
Elvis
vsback breaker
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9.9

A slang name for the drug LSD

is another slang reference to the same drug
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
vsback breaker
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9.9

A slang name for the drug LSD that makes people see things that are not real

is a different playful phrase for the same substance
window pane
vsback breaker
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9.9

A small thin square of gelatin that contains the drug LSD

refers to the drug generally rather than a specific gelatin dose

Surface Forms

back breaker singular
back breakers plural

Morphology

back + breaker

The slang meaning 'LSD' cannot be derived from the literal constituents: 'back' (rear) and 'breaker' (one who breaks) offer no semantic route to a hallucinogenic drug, and the compound is a specialized slang sense rather than a compositional phrase. This is a language-specific, lexicalized slang usage that B1 learners who know the parts would not predict, so it is opaque.

Etymology

The slang _back breaker_ may come from a strong image: a very heavy load on your back that could 'break' you, with breaker meaning something that crushes or overwhelms. One popular story says people used that image for a drug that gives very powerful, confusing effects, so the name came to mean 'LSD'.