- joypop
- intransitive verb Date: 1953 to use habit-forming drugs occasionally or irregularly without becoming addicted • joypopper noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
joypop
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joypop — joypopper, n. /joy pop /, v.i., joypopped, joypopping. Slang. to take a narcotic drug occasionally, but without being an addict. [1950 55, Amer.; JOY + POP1] * * * … Universalium
joypop — v. (Slang) take drugs from time to time without being an addict … English contemporary dictionary
joypop — joy·pop … English syllables
joypop — joy•pop [[t]ˈdʒɔɪˌpɒp[/t]] v. i. popped, pop•ping cvb sts Slang. to use narcotic drugs occasionally • Etymology: 1950–55, amer. joy′pop per, n … From formal English to slang
joypop — ˈjȯiˌpäp intransitive verb slang : to use drugs only occasionally : use drugs as a joypopper * * * joypopper, n. /joy pop /, v.i., joypopped, joypopping. Slang. to take a narcotic drug occasionally, but without being an addict. [1950 55, Amer.;… … Useful english dictionary
joypopper — noun see joypop … New Collegiate Dictionary
joypopper — See joypop. * * * … Universalium
drugs — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Medicinal substances Nouns 1. drugs; therapeutic drugs (see remedy); drug or substance abuse; drug addiction, [chemical] dependency, physical or psychological dependence, habit, reverse tolerance; glue… … English dictionary for students
