overjoltn.
/ˈəʊvədʒəʊlt/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌdʒoʊlt/ U.S. slang.
A drug overdose.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a dose of > excessive
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1959 L. Lipton Holy Barbarians 24 He took an overjolt and passed out... There he was slumped over on the floor with his head against the tub, knocked out, bloody syringe on the floor, dirty spoon in the sink and all that.
1965 Life May 19/2 He splits (leaves Synanon), makes connection, fixes and—dies, presumably from an overjolt or ‘bad smack’.
1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere xxxviii. 363 Terry Lux told him Loftis used to cop H for Claire; Marty Goines was snuffed by a heroin overjolt.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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