pill popper

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A syringe-like device for administering medicinal pills to animals.
  2. A person who enjoys or frequently takes medication in pill form. humorous,informal
    — Well, you know, once Pop got into his sixties, he came to be a bit of a pill popper, what with the blood pressure and the blood sugar and the cholesterol and the arthritis.
  3. A person who frequently takes any other kind of pill, such as vitamins or illicit drugs. derogatory,informal,often
    — It's great when people are enthusiastic about health and wellness, but you just have to watch out for how hard the vitamin people sell you on the pricey supplements — they'll try to turn you into a pill popper.
  4. A person who frequently takes any other kind of pill, such as vitamins or illicit drugs.; Especially, someone with a frank substance use disorder who consumes a large amount of illicit pills, especially opioid street drug pills: synonym of pillhead. derogatory,informal,often
    — I wouldn't hang around in that part of town after dark, what with all the methheads and pill poppers. I'm not looking to get robbed.

词形变化

pill poppers plural pill-popper alternative

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