🧼 A cleaning substance 🧼 To wash with 💊 A party drug

soap

1 9.9

A slang name for an illegal party drug

noun
/soʊp/

NSFW

: GHB

Be aware that some people may use soap recreationally, leading to potential health risks.

A stripper, some soap, and some condoms.

Examples

Certain club scenes are known for the rampant use of soap among attendees looking to enhance their night.
Lately, she feels like a character in a soap opera, only not as well dressed.

Fiction book (1992)
Terry Bishop is on a soap opera.

Tootsie (1982)
But I wonder, have they ever watched soap operas?

Isn't She Great (2000)
Instead, he turned on the soaps, and we all watched the afternoon stories together.

Fiction book (1996)
All my mom did was sit around, watch soap operas, and drink milkshakes.

My Suicide (2009)
At least forty Turkish soap operas have been broadcast in the Arab world in the last decade.

Academic text (2012)
Plot twists drive all soap operas, and this one was no exception.

Academic text (1995)
Women's films, films made for women, soap operas, etc.: emotional melodrama.

Academic text (2004)
The air was fragrant with the floral essence they used in the soap: jasmine, roses, gardenias.

Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

Georgia home boy

vssoap

NSFW

1 9.9

An illegal drug used at parties that makes people sleepy and dizzy

emphasizes the drug's use in recreational contexts

liquid ecstasy

vssoap

NSFW

1 9.6

A liquid drug that makes people feel very happy and sleepy

focuses more on recreational use rather than specific effects

goop

vssoap

NSFW

1 9.9

A street name for the dangerous drug GHB that makes people very sleepy

is used specifically when talking about recreational use

scoop

vssoap

NSFW

9.9

A street name for a strong illegal drug that makes people sleepy

stresses recreational use more than legal status or only sedation

Idioms

to wash someone's mouth out with soap

Informal

4 8.8

To punish someone by putting soap in their mouth for swearing

to drop the soap

Offensive

2 9.9

Become vulnerable to sexual attack in prison, often used as a grim joke or warning

no soap

Informal

1 9.9

To say that something failed or did not work

to know from a bar of soap

Informal

1 9.9

To not understand anything about a subject

to wash one's brain out with soap

Informal

9.9

To try to get rid of bad pictures or thoughts in your mind after something upsetting

Compounds

soap opera

90 2.3

A TV drama that follows the daily lives and relationships of people

bar soap

22 1.0

A small solid piece that you use to wash your body or hands

soap bubble

5 1.8

A round pocket of air made from soap and water

liquid soap

5 1.0

A liquid used to wash hands or the body

soap dish

3 1.0

A small tray that holds a bar of soap

soap dispenser

2 2.2

A container that holds liquid soap and gives some when you use it

bath soap

2 1.0

A bar of soap you use to wash your body in a bath or shower

Castile soap

2 4.9

A hard mild soap made from olive oil

soft soap

Informal

1 7.6

Insincere praise used to try to influence someone

saddle soap

1 5.1

A mild soap that cleans and softens leather such as saddles

soft soap

1 3.7

A mild soap made from plant oils for sensitive skin

soap powder

1 1.0

A powder used to clean clothes in a washing machine

soap flakes

1 2.3

Small thin pieces of soap that dissolve in water to make bubbles

face soap

1 1.6

A mild product used to wash the skin on your face

soap pad

1 3.0

A small rough pad with soap used to scrub pans and dishes

insecticidal soap

Specialized

1 3.6

A soap solution used to kill small pests on plants like aphids

green soap

1 3.4

A soft cleaning product made from plant oils for washing and treating skin

shaving soap

1 2.4

Soap that makes a thick, creamy lather to soften the hair on the face before using a razor

toilet soap

Archaic

1 1.7

A mild bar or liquid used for washing your body

soap film

1 3.2

A thin clear layer of soap left on a surface after washing

built-soap powder

Specialized

7.9

Powder that has extra cleaning chemicals to remove stains

leather soap

3.7

A mild cleaner used to clean and soften leather items like shoes

invert soap

Specialized

9.9

A detergent with a positive charge used to soften clothes

soap tree

9.3

A tall desert plant like a yucca with long stringy leaves and a large flower cluster

soap-rock

Specialized

9.9

A soft heavy stone with a smooth soapy feel used for carving vases and hearths

soap-weed

9.9

A tall plant like a small tree with long pointed leaves and white flowers

Surface Forms

soap singular

soaps plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang soap for the drug GHB is that street names often use everyday words; the name may come from the drug's clear, soapy look or from code language, but it is just a slang name and not the cleaning soap.