Definitions

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

  • noun Methamphetamine.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Measure; moderation; modesty.
  • Moderate; mild; courteous.
  • noun An obsolete form of mead.
  • A combining form sometimes used in organic chemistry in place of methyl.
  • noun Anger; wrath.
  • An abbreviation of Methodist.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete See meathe.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun slang Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
  • noun Geordie, pejorative A tramp.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Etymologies

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From meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps.

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Abbreviation of methamphetamine.

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  • Short for Methamphetamine.

    October 15, 2007

  • Or method, if you're really lazy.

    October 15, 2007

  • METH DEAD DON'T GET EATEN
    "That's what 17 year old Daniel Jeffrey Martin from Desert Vista High School heard from his mom one day while driving near a piece of the desert near his home town of Phoenix, Arizona. "Huh?" he asked. His mom, a forensic scientist (think: CSI), explained to him that when dead bodies are found in the desert by animals like coyotes, bobcats, and wolves, these scavengers will usually eat them—except for the bodies of methamphetamine users (proven by an autopsy)."--Drugs&Health Blog, 28 July 2009

    February 20, 2016