purple drank

noun

Etymology

From purple + drank (“drink”).

  1. inherited from *drank
  2. inherited from dranc
  3. inherited from drank
  4. formed as purple drank — “purple + drank

Definitions

  1. A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the…

    A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.

    • The infamous purple drank made me dizzy and sick, but I loved its aftertaste.
    • Instead of listening to the message, people find it easier to blame the messenger. Hip-hop may have promoted purple drank, but it did not create it. OxyContin abuse became a national emergency without a backing soundtrack.

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