Meaning of tranq | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Clipping of tranquilizer.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang
2. The veterinary analgesic drug xylazine, used as a street drug.
   slang, uncountable

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Examples

“"I gave her a tranq," he said with anguish. "She asked for one and I found this bottle in the medicine cabinet and gave it to her."”

“She needs you like⟳ she needs her tranqs / To tell⟳ her that the world is clean⟳.”

“The cops were forced to call⟳ in reinforcements to shoot⟳ the zebra with tranquilizer darts in an effort to calm him down. Unfortunately, the tranqs did the opposite, setting the zebra off in a panic, as it ran into a nearby lake.”

“In viral videos uploaded to social channels such as TikTok, tranq users are filmed when they are in a physical state in which they are unlikely to be able to consent.”

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