heroin
nounEtymology
Since the 1890s, from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Said to have been called thus to evoke quick and sweeping effect as a painkiller and cough suppressant (its original uses). Alternatively explained as a reference to the heroic school of medicine.
Definitions
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as…
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
- Wow, that heroin is in my blood / And the blood is in my head / Yeah, thank God that I'm good as dead / Ooohhh, thank your God that I'm not aware / And thank God that I just don't care / And I guess I just don't know
- I saw a real strange, weird object / Standing up talking to the people / And I found out it was heroin / That deadly drug that go in your veins
Obsolete spelling of heroine.
The neighborhood
- synonymbrown sugar
- synonymdog food
- synonymdugee
- synonymhenry
- synonymheroin
- synonymmuck
- synonymmud
- synonymron
- synonymscag
- synonymspider
- synonymsugar
- synonymwhiteboy
- neighborChina White
- neighborshit
- neighboropiate
- neighboropioid
- neighbornarcotic
- neighborrecreational drug
- neighborstreet drug
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at heroin. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at heroin. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at heroin
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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