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Vicodin

/ˈvaɪkədɪn/

Vicodin proper noun: a brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

vicodin: a brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used...
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Proper noun

Vicodin (countable and uncountable, plural Vicodins)

  1. A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.
    • Listen. You give 'em a Percocet, two Vicodin and a couple of beers, and the panties drop. It's very nice.1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Charlie Tweeder (Scott Caan)
    • In a statement, Carlin, 67, said, "I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin. No one told me I needed this; I recognized the problem and took the step myself.2004 December 27, George Carlin, quotee, “George Carlin enters rehab”, in CNN.com, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2017

Examples of Vicodin in a sentence

  • Man, I swear my nigga trippin' off that shit again / Pick him up, then I set him in cold water / Then I order someone to bring him Vicodin / I hope that take the pain away2011, “A.D.H.D.”, in Section.80, performed by Kendrick Lamar:
  • Teens may assume that it's safe to use Vicodin and OxyContin because these drugs are available legally by prescription (unlike marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs).2013, Christine Petersen, Vicodin and OxyContin, Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC, →ISBN:
  • Gonna call in sick to work, I don’t care, my boss is a jerk / Can’t believe all the pain I’m in, get me white wine and vicodin2014, “Crimson Wave”, in NVM, performed by Tacocat:

Forms of Vicodin

pluralVicodins

Origin of Vicodin

Brand name. From Vi (of unknown origin) + cod- (in codeine) + -in. One theory is that Vi is from the Roman numeral VI, as the component hydrocodone is approximately 6 times as potent as codeine.

Words formed from Vicodin

Questions about Vicodin

What does Vicodin mean?
Vicodin means a brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.
How do you use Vicodin in a sentence?
Man, I swear my nigga trippin' off that shit again / Pick him up, then I set him in cold water / Then I order someone to bring him Vicodin / I hope that take the pain away
What part of speech is Vicodin?
Vicodin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Vicodin?
Vicodin is pronounced /ˈvaɪkədɪn/.

Words near Vicodin in the dictionary

  1. Vickroys
  2. Vicksburg
  3. Vicksburgian
  4. Vicky
  5. Vico
  6. Vicodin
  7. Vicodined
  8. Vicodins
  9. vicomagister
  10. vicomagisters
  11. vicomte

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