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Meaning of perc | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
pɜːk

Definitions

  1. Clipping of Percocet, especially when it is used as a recreational drug. A Percocet tablet.
  2. Clipping of perchloroethylene: a common solvent used in dry-cleaning.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of Perc (“Percocet”)
    alt-of
  4. Clipping of percolation.

Examples

“a perc test of the soil”
“As members of the middle class try to hang on to the percs and privileges of their fading good life, they rush, as always before, to "cast their cares upon God."”
“The Perc was starting to kick in, but not the way I wanted it to. It wasn't taking away the pain as much as making my head fuzzy, the way it did when I took too much.”

CEFR level

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