crystal meth
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- noun
- /ˈkrɪstəl mɛθ/
- NSFW
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- High on crystal meth—that was notorious in this part of Pennsylvania: run-down old cities like Easton.
- use of crystal meth
They take a lot of crystal meth and they can't deliver the show.
- They take a lot of crystal meth and they can't deliver the show.
- So therefore you don't have to take crystal meth.
- True, but I do not believe that Selena Gomez has done crystal meth, Selena, no meth.
- Within six months, I was chronically addicted to crystal meth.
- It's a song about being high cool and doing crystal meth.
- That would generally be on crystal meth.
- I guess fish now can get addicted to stuff in the water, like crystal meth.
- OK, So on a chemical level, take a substance like cocaine or crystal meth or nicotine or caffeine.
- Fentanyl and crystal meth, the O DS are every day, every day.
- And then we have to get into a very difficult discussion about what we do with heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, fentanyl, which is other things.
- They only make crystal meth and you know what they've you know what they give the workers their compensation.
- And they found things like when you see crystal meth on the street.
- So we had this picture of a crystal meth coming in four different sizes.
Examples
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Like crystal meth would make me calm in this situation.
Fiction book (1995) -
Then Frank got sent up for another eight, and during that time Richard went from one useless job to the next, fighting his various addictions: alcohol, crystal meth, coke, and married women along the way.
Fiction book (2001) -
I had taken a line of crystal meth by mistake.
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And they found things like when you see crystal meth on the street.
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They're pretty cool guys, except when they drink and do crystal meth.
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Besides, the real danger to youth, especially in rural white America, is the designer drugs like bath salts and crystal meth.
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Fentanyl other strong opeus like heroin, crystal meth, they are the drugs that kill the individual.
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In between tales of crystal meth binges and long-lost loves, she would interrupt herself to tell me how much she loved the fries.
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And do your research—the epicenter of crystal meth is Washington and Oregon.
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The police discovered a large stash of crystal meth during the drug raid.
Synonyms
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9.1
A strong illegal drug that makes people more awake and quickly addicted
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8.6
A strong stimulant drug that makes people very awake and is highly addictive and often abused illegally
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9.5
An illegal drug called meth that comes in clear crystals and is highly addictive
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A slang word for a strong illegal drug used for getting high
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A strong illegal drug in white crystals that makes people feel awake and active
A strong stimulant drug used in medicine but often abused
A brand name for methamphetamine, a drug that makes you more awake and lowers appetite
A drug that makes people more awake and less hungry
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally clear: 'crystal' describes the clear, crystalline form and 'meth' denotes methamphetamine, so the phrase denotes methamphetamine in crystal form. A B1 learner who knows both constituent meanings can readily infer it refers to the powerful/illegal stimulant rather than a non-drug meaning.
Etymology
Crystal meth is named for its look: crystal refers to the clear, glass-like pieces and meth is short for 'methamphetamine'. That's why the name now refers to a clear, powerful 'illegal drug'.