roofie
- noun
- /ˈruːfi/
- Offensive
- Because I think somebody just put a roofie in your cocktail.
- slipped a roofie
- gave her a roofie
Examples
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Roofies are kicking in.
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They're roofie-free, I swear.
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No, that is not a roofie right there in my hand.
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Like, a roofie or something.
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By the way, thank you for not using the roofie.
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I just took a roofie.
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One friend can't give another friend a soda without that friend thinking the second friend put a roofie in it?
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SOMEONE SLIP ME A ROOFIE OR SOMETHING?
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The bartender warned her that someone might try to slip a roofie into her drink at the party.
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Investigators found evidence that a roofie was used to incapacitate the victim during the assault.
Synonyms
A strong drug sometimes used illegally to make someone very sleepy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word roofie comes from the drug name Rohypnol, which people often shortened in speech. A helpful way to remember it is that it sounds like 'roof' or 'floor', words that suggest being knocked down, and so a roofie means a drug used to make someone unconscious or unable to resist.