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huffing

huffing

1 9.2
Breathing in glue or other chemical fumes on purpose to get high
  • noun
  • /ˈhʌfɪŋ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : inhalación de sustancias volátiles
  • Many teenagers have tragically suffered health consequences from huffing various household chemicals.

That's that's the gateway paint huffing as you got magic markers for children.

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Examples

  • The documentary revealed the dangers of huffing, highlighting its prevalence among youth in urban areas.

  • This is a man who's eating cat food and huffing Elmers glue.

  • That was, you know, another interesting case would be huffing where people use keyboard cleaner to get high.

  • I'm the guy that the, you know, you got these kids that are huffing Scotchgard in high school.

  • Like she's not ODD officially she just has a problem with huffing varnish in the garage.

  • Experts warn that huffing can lead to serious damage to the brain and other vital organs.

Antonyms

abstinence
  • NSFW
63 6.4

Choosing not to do things like drinking alcohol or having sex

49 4.6

A state of not drinking alcohol or using drugs

How Drug-Related

glue sniffer
  • NSFW
1 9.5
huffing
  • NSFW
1 9.2
inhalation
  • Specialized
24 4.1
sniff
84 1.1

Surface Forms

huffing singular
huffings plural

Morphology

huffing = huff (opaque) = huff + ing

Although morphologically formed from 'huff' + '-ing', this sense denotes a specialized drug-use meaning (inhaling solvents) that is not predictable from the common meaning 'to exhale angrily'.

Etymology

Huffing in the sense of inhaling solvents is a modern slang use from the same idea of huff as a quick breath, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of 'to breathe in' something strong. That's why huffing is used to mean deliberately inhaling glue or chemicals to get high.