Meaning of demmie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Demerol, especially when used as a recreational drug.
   in-plural, often, slang
2. A member or supporter of the Democratic Party.
   US, archaic, slang

Examples

““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⟳.””

““Whatchu got, man?” / “Reds, bennies, dexies, yellow jackets, demmies.” / “Yeah, demmies're good shit, man. I pay⟳ you. Fuck. I got money. I'm hurting inside. Got beat⟳ up. Where my money?””

“In one of the longest lags between a drug's introduction and a new warning, Demerol, a widely used pain reliever, got a new warning in February 2003: It passes straight into mother's milk, […]. Demerol was introduced in the 1930s. It took 70 years to discover⟳ that Demmies pass⟳ unaltered into breast milk?”

“Let⟳ the Demmies rail and shout⟳, / And what is it all about, / When they prate of “tariff and reform⟳?” / By their actions in the past / Well we know⟳ from first to last⟳, / What the wonders are that they'd perform⟳.”

“The cheapness of these so-called “great” men was shown when a Senate committee on Unemployment Insurance elected their chairman. Senator Wagner, a Demmy, presented the motion in the Senate that Unemployment Insurance be probed. He, together with Senators Hebert (R. I.) and Glenn (Ill.) were appointed on the committee in the order⟳ named.”

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