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heroin

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9
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9
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6
Pronunciation
/ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/
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/ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/ · /hɛəɹoʊ.ɪn/(US)

Definition of heroin

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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”
    “The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.”
    “Fentanyl, which looks like heroin, is a powerful synthetic painkiller that has been laced into heroin but is increasingly being sold by itself — often without the user’s knowledge.”
    “Yeah, it does, though, it does. Heroin works basically everywhere because it’s heroin. It’s not a cellphone. Heroin has full coverage.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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”
    “The reason why Jon & Kate Plus 8 is such a hot topic is because it might all be a sham. It’s been claimed that Jon has a string of mistresses, that Kate had an affair with her bodyguard and that Baby Number Six is actually a shaved Ewok with a catastrophic heroin addiction. Or something.”
    “Fentanyl, which looks like heroin, is a powerful synthetic painkiller that has been laced into heroin but is increasingly being sold by itself — often without the user’s knowledge.”
    “Yeah, it does, though, it does. Heroin works basically everywhere because it’s heroin. It’s not a cellphone. Heroin has full coverage.”
  2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of heroine.

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Etymology

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.

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