legal highnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌliː.ɡəl ˈhaɪ/us/ˌliː.ɡəl ˈhaɪ/a drug that is taken for pleasure and has the same effect as an illegal drug, but has not been made illegal:
Doctors have said that legal highs should be subject to more controls.
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