Ambien walrus

English

Etymology

Coined by American cartoonist Drew Fairweather in 2007.[1]

Noun

Ambien walrus

  1. A personification of the personality-altering effects of zolpidem, brand name Ambien.
    • 2017 February 22, Madison Malone Kircher, “‘Things You Did on Ambien’ Is Peak Reddit”, in New York Magazine‎, Intelligencer:
      This week’s find: a subreddit devoted to all the wonderfully deranged things people have done while under the influence of Ambien sleeping pills, or while experiencing a visit from the Ambien walrus, as redditors are known to call it.

References
  1. Bijan Stephen (2018 May 30) “Ambien manufacturer wants you to know its product does not make you racist”, in The Verge‎: “Drew Fairweather, who draws the popular webcomic Toothpaste For Dinner and was an early online Ambien user, described his own experiences with the drug via a character called the Ambien Walrus in 2007.”
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