Valium
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈvæliəm/
- Specialized
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Valium
- In order to get on that plane, I had to have two Valium and two Jack Daniels.
- tranquilizers like Valium
- Valium and Xanax
Well, it was mostly like medication, some Azipan, Valium, painkillers.
- Well, it was mostly like medication, some Azipan, Valium, painkillers.
- But I think Valium's a little shorter acting right.
- So I go through this detox and when I get out, they prescribe me he prescribes me Adderall, Valium.
- I guess Howard had long hair and was shooting Valium and coding.
- I said I ain't going to need Valium and she's done a drug, the drug screen.
- Resins Nepalese bits and bobs and about quarter of a million Valium.
- I kept the Valium bottle filled with Dukalox until the day I moved out and left it there.
Examples
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The doctor prescribed Valium to manage his anxiety before the surgery.
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I would never take Valium when I was distraught or grief-stricken, as some of my friends did.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then take a Valium like a normal person!
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Does anybody have a Valium?
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I get up to wash my face, comb my hair, and take Valium.
Fiction book (1999) -
Maybe it was just the Valium, but I don't think so.
Academic text (2001) -
Nurse Crupp, we're gonna need some Valium here.
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Okay, Ava, you really should take a Valium.
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Uh, she took a Valium, and she's sleeping in the lounge.
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Evelyn is completely lost in her own little world courtesy of Valium and Xanax.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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6.1
A medicine that makes a person calmer and reduces worry or tension without making them sleepy
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5.5
A medicine that treats anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures
A drug that reduces worry and calms tension
Compounds
- NSFW
A strong sleeping drug often sold illegally and used to make people very sleepy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Valium is the brand name for the drug diazepam. A helpful way to remember it is to think of val- like the English word 'valor' meaning 'strength' and -ium like many chemical names, so Valium suggests a steady 'calm' or 'strength', which fits its use to reduce anxiety, relax muscles, and treat some seizures.