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chase the dragon

verb

Etymology

Calque of Cantonese 追龍 /追龙 (zeoi¹ lung⁴), a slang phrase of Cantonese origin from Hong Kong. Chasing refers to the careful movement of the liquid in order to keep it from coalescing into a single, unmanageable mass.

Definitions

  1. To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed…

    To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.

  2. To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.

The neighborhood

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