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Meaning of Demerol | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈdɛməɹɒl/

Definitions

A marketed brand of the drug pethidine.

Examples

“‘She must of^([sic]) grabbed some pills. There's half a dozen kinds up there – even demerol.’”
““Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.””
“Gately doesn’t miss weed much. The shocker-type AA Miracle is he doesn’t much miss the Demerol, either, today.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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