crystal meth

English

Alternative forms

crystal methamphetamine

Etymology

Clipping of crystal methamphetamine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪst(ə)l mɛθ/
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Noun

crystal meth (uncountable)

(colloquial) The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride.
Synonyms: crank, gogo, (Australia) ice, shard, speed, tina
- 2007, Nic Sheff, Tweak, Atheneum Books, →ISBN, page 263:
  The woman at the needle exchange remembers me and she fills in my drug of choice on her sheet without me having to say anything. She marks the crystal meth box and tells me I can have ten needles and two tourniquets.

Synonyms

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Translations

The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride

German: Crystal Meth (de) n
Hebrew: קריסטל מת׳ m (krístal méth)
Italian: metanfetamina in cristalli f

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