cocaine
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koʊˈkeɪn/, /kəˈkeɪn/, /ˈkoʊkeɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Noun
cocaine (countable and uncountable, plural cocaines)
- (uncountable) A stimulant narcotic, derived from cultivated plants of the genus Erythroxylum, in the form of a white powder that users generally self-administer by insufflation through the nose.
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:
- Frank Urquhart: Cocaine’s awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?
- 1990, House of Cards, Season 1, Episode 1:
- (countable) Any derivative of cocaine.
Synonyms
- (slang): blow, booger sugar, Bolivian marching powder, boots, California corn flakes, charlie, coke, girl, nose candy, powder, rock, slim, snow, snuff, white lady, yay, yayo, or yeyo, yola ice, Hard White, Chyna Whyte,crystals, angeldust.
- See also Thesaurus:cocaine
Related terms
Translations
the narcotic
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