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spice

spice

14 9.5
A dangerous fake herbal product smoked to cause strong mind-changing effects
  • noun
  • /spaɪs/
  • NSFW
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  • Starting March 1, 2011, the DEA illegalized Spice using emergency powers.
  • spice overdose
  • spice and designer drugs
  • called spice

Now we've drawn probably smoking that spice or something.

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Examples

  • If you know someone who is abusing Spice, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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  • One user described Spice, stating that, "Nothing has ever made my heart pound like this did."

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  • I got some of that spice.

  • I'm kind of scared now because this kind of spice will hurt when it gets bad.

  • A new Fremen leader, Muad'Dib, has stopped spice mining on Arrakis.

  • The emergency room staff treated a patient who had a severe reaction after using spice recreationally.

  • Many users of spice report unpredictable and frightening experiences due to its psychoactive effects.

  • Recreational use of spice has raised concerns among health officials due to its potential dangers.

Compounds

3 1.4

A stand or shelf that holds jars of spices in a kitchen

sugar and spice
  • Informal
1 3.5

Very nice and friendly in a sweet, gentle way

1 1.8

A cake made with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg

1 2.5

A sweet baked treat flavored with warm spices like cinnamon

A ground Chinese spice mix made from star anise, fennel, pepper, cloves and cinnamon

A group of islands in eastern Indonesia famous for nutmeg and cloves

7.1

A small bush from eastern North America with leaves that have a strong smell and red or yellow berries

A tree that makes bark or berries used to flavor food

8.8

A tree that grows by the coast with aromatic leaves, fruit like olives, and very hard wood

Has the warm smell of spices like cinnamon or cloves

Surface Forms

spice singular
spices plural

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the modern drug name spice is that it was a brand name using the idea of 'spicing' — adding a strong new effect — but these products are not food and can be dangerous.