nose drops
- noun
- NSFW
:
heroína
- Some people on the street refer to heroin as nose drops.
Examples
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He was arrested for possession of nose drops during the drug bust.
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Don't let anyone see you with nose drops!
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Rumors spread quickly when someone started selling nose drops in the neighborhood.
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He was caught using nose drops in the alley.
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Heroin is often referred to as nose drops in street slang.
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The police launched an investigation after reports of nose drops being sold in the area.
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Many users prefer nose drops for the quick high they provide.
Synonyms
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9.9
An illegal drug, heroin, often injected or smoked by users
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A street name for the drug heroin
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A very strong illegal drug called heroin that makes people addicted
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9.9
A strong illegal drug that people usually inject or smoke
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9.9
A street name for the illegal drug heroin
A slang word for the illegal drug heroin
Surface Forms
Morphology
nose + drop
The slang meaning 'heroin' cannot be derived from the literal senses of 'nose' and 'drop(s)'; a B1 learner who knows those words would most likely interpret the phrase as nasal drops or small beads of liquid for the nose. The drug sense is idiomatic, context-specific, and unpredictable without prior exposure, making it not transparently inferable.
Etymology
Nose drops may come from the image of small drops put into the nose, like a medicine. Because people often sniff or inhale the drug, the name came to mean 'heroin' in street talk.