单词 | nembie |
释义 | nembien. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A Nembutal capsule. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] Luminal1912 phenobarbital1919 Nembutal1930 pentobarbital1931 phenobarbitone1932 pentobarbitone1938 allobarbital1944 pheno1949 nembie1950 phenobarb1951 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > sedative drug or tablet > Nembutal Nembutal1930 nembie1950 1950 Time 28 Aug. 4/2 A goof ball is a nemmie (from Nembutal, trade name for a barbiturate), Geronimo, bomber, or any other barbiturate or sleeping pill. 1953 W. S. Burroughs Junkie iv. 42 Next day I was worse and could not get out of bed. So I stayed in bed taking nembies at intervals. 1969 R. R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z 182 Nembutal... Slang names: nebbies, nemmies, nemish, yellow jackets. 1975 K. Burke Let. 9 June in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 396 Recently I have slept a remarkable number of nights in succession sans nembies. 1993 I. Welsh Trainspotting 91 Dope, acid, speed, E, mushies, nembies, vallies, smack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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