Owsleyn.
/ˈaʊzli/, U.S. /ˈaʊzli/ slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Now historical.
An extremely potent, high-quality type of LSD; a tablet of this. Frequently attributive, esp. as Owsley acid.
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1967 Narcotics & Hallucinogenics ii. 115 Owsley's Stuff—LSD manufactured by Owsley Stanley.]
1968 T. Wolfe Electric Kool-aid Acid Test xv. 212 The most famous, among the heads, were the ‘Owsley blues’—with a picture of Batman on them... In fact..the hippest intelligence one could pass around was that one was in possession of ‘Owsley acid’.
1968 D. A. Levy Suburban Monastery Death Poem Camels packing Opium & hash & owsleys unlimited Underneath the bar.
1971 ‘E. McBain’ Hail, Hail, Gang's All Here ii. 170 There's a whole lot of difference between white owsley and green flats.
2002 Ministry Jan. 67/3 ‘Happenings’ were the rage: loads of tripping beautiful people high on legendary Owsley acid.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- free-blown
- free-boot
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- for lack of
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