Meaning of jenkem | Babel Free

Definitions

A purported hallucinogenic inhalant made from fermented sewage.

uncountable

Examples

“When they cannot afford glue or are too scared to steal petrol, these youngsters turn to Jenkem as a way of getting high.”

“The hotel garden shrieked with bird life, and there were crocodiles in the courtyard pond; the fountains on either end of Cairo Road blustered with fresh water, and the street children were mad-eyed (those who can afford it sniff glue or gasoline, and those who can't sniff jenkem, fermented human sewage kept in a plastic bag for a week or so until it gives off intoxicating fumes).”

“Billy: You want some Jenkem? It'll make you all better. Sure, it's a natural remedy! Huff on this! Stan: What's in it? Billy: My body waste, silly.”

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