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  • verb To perpetrate a date rape.

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Examples

  • Mr. Kissel's autopsy found trace amounts of various sedatives, including Rohypnol, commonly known as a date-rape drug.

    Nancy Kissel Concludes Testimony Allison Morrow 2011

  • An autopsy showed trace amounts of hypnotic drugs, including sleeping pills and so-called date-rape drugs, in Mr. Kissel's stomach and liver, but it was impossible for investigators to establish the dosage, or gauge their effect on Mr. Kissel.

    Hong Kong Jury Finds American Expatriate Nancy Kissel Guilty of Murder Allison Morrow 2011

  • Punn also is charged with running a prescription scam for obtaining chloral hydrate, a controlled substance that Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Jane Zwirn-Turkin described as a "date-rape" drug.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • The Aqua Dots toy beads were imported by Spin Master in 2007 and recalled after tests showed they were coated with a chemical that, when ingested, can metabolize into the so-called "date-rape" drug gamma hydroxybutyrate GHB.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JENNIFER C. KERR 2011

  • Punn also is charged with running a prescription scam for obtaining chloral hydrate, a controlled substance that Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Jane Zwirn-Turkin described as a "date-rape" drug.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • The Aqua Dots toy beads were imported by Spin Master in 2007 and recalled after tests showed they were coated with a chemical that, when ingested, can metabolize into the so-called "date-rape" drug gamma hydroxybutyrate GHB.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JENNIFER C. KERR 2011

  • Punn also is charged with running a prescription scam for obtaining chloral hydrate, a controlled substance that Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Jane Zwirn-Turkin described as a "date-rape" drug.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • The Aqua Dots toy beads were imported by Spin Master in 2007 and recalled after tests showed they were coated with a chemical that, when ingested, can metabolize into the so-called "date-rape" drug gamma hydroxybutyrate.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Punn also is charged with running a prescription scam for obtaining chloral hydrate, a controlled substance that Nassau County Assistant District Attorney Jane Zwirn-Turkin described as a "date-rape" drug.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2011

  • Futhermore, I would bet that about 90 percent of people have no idea what “HCR” stands for, and that if forced to guess, most people would get it confused with the date-rape drug, or that Miami show with David Caruso.

    Matthew Yglesias » A Simple Question 2010

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