cocaine
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Etymology[edit]
coca + -ine. Coca is from Quechua kuka.
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- (slang): blow, Bolivian marching powder, boots, California corn flakes, charlie, coke, girl, nose candy, powder, rock, slim, snow, snuff, white lady, yayo or yeyo, yola
- See also Wikisaurus:cocaine
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the narcotic
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