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Darvon cocktail

Darvon cocktail noun: a mixture of drugs used to commit suicide (containing propoxyphene as one of the constituents).

Noun

Darvon cocktail (plural Darvon cocktails)

  1. (informal) A mixture of drugs used to commit suicide (containing propoxyphene as one of the constituents).

Forms of Darvon cocktail

pluralDarvon cocktails

Origin of Darvon cocktail

From a trade name (Darvon) for propoxyphene.

Questions about Darvon cocktail

What does Darvon cocktail mean?
Darvon cocktail means a mixture of drugs used to commit suicide (containing propoxyphene as one of the constituents).
What part of speech is Darvon cocktail?
Darvon cocktail is a noun.
What is the plural of Darvon cocktail?
The plural of Darvon cocktail is Darvon cocktails.

Words near Darvon cocktail in the dictionary

  1. darveshes
  2. Darville
  3. Darvilles
  4. darving
  5. DARVO
  6. Darvon cocktail
  7. Darvon cocktails
  8. Darvoz
  9. Darwak
  10. Darwall
  11. darwaysh

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