liquid ecstasy
- noun
- /ˈlɪkwɪd ˈɛkstəsi/
- NSFW
- Authorities warn about the risks associated with the use of liquid ecstasy.
Examples
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He was arrested for possession of liquid ecstasy at the nightclub.
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Many people are unaware of the dangers of liquid ecstasy.
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Some people mistakenly believe that liquid ecstasy is safer than other recreational drugs.
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Have you ever tried liquid ecstasy?
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Authorities warn about the risks associated with the use of liquid ecstasy.
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He was arrested for possession of liquid ecstasy at the nightclub.
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Some people mistakenly believe that liquid ecstasy is safer than other recreational drugs.
Synonyms
A slang name for an illegal party drug
A strong illegal drug that makes people sleepy or lose control and can be slipped into drinks
A street name for the dangerous drug GHB that makes people very sleepy
A street name for a strong illegal drug that makes people sleepy
A clear, odorless drug that makes people very sleepy, can cause unconsciousness, and may be given secretly to harm them
An illegal drug used at parties that makes people sleepy and dizzy
Surface Forms
Morphology
A learner who knows 'liquid' and 'ecstasy' can plausibly infer a liquid substance that produces ecstasy-like euphoria, so the compound's general idea is partly recoverable from its parts. However, 'liquid ecstasy' is slang referring specifically to GHB (not MDMA) and functions as drug jargon, so its exact referent and register are not fully predictable from the constituents without extra world knowledge.
Etymology
Liquid ecstasy may come from people who sold the drug calling it a liquid that gives 'ecstasy', a word for 'very strong pleasure'. So today liquid ecstasy is used to talk about the liquid drug GHB that can make people feel very happy and very sleepy.