red devil
red devil noun: a capsule of secobarbital sodium, especially when used as a recreational drug.
Noun (1)
red devil (plural red devils)
- A capsule of secobarbital sodium, especially when used as a recreational drug.
- Police said they acted on a tip, arrested the brothers at home and confiscated some “red devil” (barbiturate) capsules.1964 June 16, “Charges Changed in Brothers’ Cases”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 3
- He snapped his fingers and said, “Jack, you're lucky. I just remembered, my sick old man is got some red devils from a script at his pad. But the pad is way out on Hundred-and-six Street and Massie Avenue.[”]1967, Iceberg Slim [Robert Beck], Trick Baby: The Story of a White Negro, New York, NY: Cash Money Content, →ISBN
Noun (2)
red devil (plural red devils)
- The Humboldt squid, Dosidicus gigas.
Noun (3) capitalized: Red Devil
Red Devil (plural Red Devils)
Synonyms of red devil
Forms of red devil
| plural | red devils |
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| plural | Red Devils |
Questions about red devil
- What does red devil mean?
- Red devil means a capsule of secobarbital sodium, especially when used as a recreational drug.
- What part of speech is red devil?
- Red devil is a noun.
- What is the plural of red devil?
- The plural of red devil is red devils.
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