ket
- noun
- /kɛt/
- NSFW
- Dirac called them bra and ket, respectively, and was apparently genuinely astonished to learn that the first of these terms also carried another meaning.
Examples
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Many people use ket at parties to enhance their experience and dance longer.
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We're givin' 'em ket?
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He's got money, he's rich, he's got a cane, dresses well, his stash is well KET and it's a good length.
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As the horses were led away into the stable, Verin took the leather sack from Mat's ket and tucked it carelessly under one arm.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Navajo term ket (Greek text cannot be represented in ASCII text) -- derived from ke, meaning "feet," and (Greek text cannot be represented in ASCII text) "root system" -- expresses the concept of having a foundation for one's life in the earth, much as a plant is rooted in the earth.
Academic text (1993) -
He found a small bag of ket in his friend's jacket after the concert.
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At the rave, everyone was discussing their experiences with ket and its effects.
Synonyms
A street name for the drug ketamine
A strong medicine that makes people or animals sleep for surgery and can cause strange visions at high doses
A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ket is a slang short form of ketamine, taking the 'ket-' start from the drug's chemical name. So ket simply means ketamine and is used as a quick name for the drug in everyday talk.