super acid
- noun
- NSFW
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super ácido
- Teenagers are warned about the dangers of using drugs like super acid.
Examples
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Many partygoers reported feeling euphoric after taking super acid during the festival.
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He tried super acid for the first time last weekend.
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Rumors spread quickly when someone claimed to have bought super acid at last night's party.
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The club was raided after police discovered a stash of super acid hidden behind the bar.
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Have you ever taken super acid at a party?
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The news article highlighted increasing concerns over the use of super acid among young adults.
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A friend advised me to stay away from super acid due to its unpredictable effects.
Synonyms
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A street name for the drug ketamine
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A street name for the drug ketamine
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An illegal drug people use at parties to feel strange or see things
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A drug called ketamine used illegally to get high
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A street name for the illegal drug ketamine
A slang name for the drug ketamine used by people to feel very calm
A medicine that makes people and animals sleep or calm during surgery, sometimes used illegally for hallucinations
Surface Forms
Morphology
Although 'super' is an intensifier and 'acid' is slang for LSD, the compound actually refers to ketamine, a different drug; the intended referent cannot be deduced from the parts. A B1 learner who knows 'super' and 'acid' would likely infer 'very strong LSD' or a stronger form of 'acid', so the true slang meaning is unpredictable and idiomatic.
Etymology
Super acid probably comes from using super to mean very strong and acid as a street name for drugs that change how you think. That's why the phrase is used as a slang name for 'ketamine'.