quaalude
/ˈkweɪluːd/
quaalude is the alternative letter-case form of Quaalude.
Proper noun capitalized: Quaalude
Quaalude
- A proprietary name for methaqualone.
Noun capitalized: Quaalude
Quaalude (plural Quaaludes)
- A dose of this drug, sometimes taken recreationally.
- On a daily basis I consume enough drugs to sedate Manhattan, Long Island, and Queens for a month. I take Quaaludes 10-15 times a day for my "back pain", Adderall to stay focused, Xanax to take the edge off, pot to mellow me out, cocaine to wake me back up again, and morphine... Well, because it's...2013, Terence Winter, The Wolf of Wall Street, spoken by Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio)
- Hef was the grinning pimp of the sexual revolution, with quaaludes for the ladies and Viagra for himself — a father of smut addictions and eating disorders, abortions and divorce and syphilis, a pretentious huckster who published Updike stories no one read while doing flesh procurement for...2017 September 30, Ross Douthat, “Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- methaqualone, lude, mandrake
Synonyms of quaalude
Forms of quaalude
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quaaludes |
| plural | Quaaludes |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | quaalude |
Origin of quaalude
Supposedly a blend of quiet + Maalox + interlude.
Questions about quaalude
- What does quaalude mean?
- Quaalude means a proprietary name for methaqualone.
- What is quaalude the alternative letter-case form of?
- Quaalude is the alternative letter-case form of Quaalude.
- What part of speech is quaalude?
- Quaalude can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce quaalude?
- Quaalude is pronounced /ˈkweɪluːd/.
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