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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A capsule or tablet of the illicit drug methaqualone.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Originally a trademark.]

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  • marketing name for methaqualone sold as a sleeping pill in the year 1966

    August 12, 2013