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roofie

roofie

9 9.9
A strong sleeping drug secretly put into someone's drink to make them unable to resist
  • noun
  • /ˈruːfi/
  • Offensive
translation icon : droga de sumisión química
  • Because I think somebody just put a roofie in your cocktail.
  • slipped a roofie
  • gave her a roofie

Examples

Synonyms

roofy
vsroofie
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7 9.9

A strong drug sometimes used illegally to make someone very sleepy

has identical meaning but is an alternative slang spelling

Surface Forms

roofie singular
roofies plural

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.