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Lou Reed

Lou Reed noun: speed (the recreational drug).

Noun

Lou Reed (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Speed (the recreational drug).
    • 'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam.
      'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'1998, Toni Davidson, Intoxication: An Anthology of Stimulant-based Writing, page 44

Origin of Lou Reed

Rhyming slang, after the musician Lou Reed.

Questions about Lou Reed

What does Lou Reed mean?
Lou Reed means speed (the recreational drug).
What part of speech is Lou Reed?
Lou Reed is a noun.

Words near Lou Reed in the dictionary

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  8. louages
  9. Louallen
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