overampv.
/ˌəʊvərˈamp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈæmp/ U.S. slang.
intransitive. To overdose, esp. on amphetamines. Also transitive: to administer an overdose to (a person).
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > take drugs [verb (intransitive)] > take overdose of drugs
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1968 N. von Hoffman We are People our Parents warned us Against 83 I make 'em overamp (overdose) until they scream.
1990 J. Wambaugh Golden Orange v. 54 Look, he was a doper! He woulda over-amped anyways. Overdosed, I mean.
2001 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 28 July I shot him up with crank one time, too. I should've overamped him and killed him.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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