superman
- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌmæn/
- NSFW
- After taking superman, he felt like he was in a different reality.
Examples
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Instead, his son, Hugo, becomes a lone Superman, alienated from society and unable to aid it or himself.
Academic text (2014) -
To be a post-eugenic Superman is to be isolated and therefore unproductive.
Academic text (2014) -
One of the major problems when you're dealing with wizards is the 'Superman Syndrome.'
Fiction book (1999) -
Many people experimented with superman at the party, unaware of its effects.
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The dealer warned us that superman could lead to intense hallucinations.
Synonyms
A street name for the drug LSD that causes strong visual and mental changes
A small piece of paper or gel that has a dose of LSD
A slang word for a strong drug that makes you see things that are not real
A slang name for LSD, a drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
A slang name for the drug LSD
A drug that makes people see things that are not real
A slang name for the drug LSD
A slang name for the drug LSD that makes people see things that are not real
An illegal drug that makes you see things that are not real
A small thin square of gelatin that contains the drug LSD
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Superman is a slang name for LSD that uses super- meaning 'very' and the comic hero Superman as a memory hook. A helpful way to remember it is that the name suggests a very strong, mind-changing drug, which is why people called powerful LSD tablets 'superman'.