Dictionary

LSD en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lībra solidus dēnārius.

Meanings

1. (Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, dated, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of £sd (pounds, shillings, pence).
   alt of £sd
   • Never pick it out of her. Like getting L. s. d. out of him. Does himself well. No guests. All for number one. 1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 8: Laestrygonians]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 145:
   • ‘Now, mark this chap’s saying Miss Wilfer, when he means L.s.d.!’ cried Mr Boffin, with a cunning wink. ‘Now, mark this chap’s making Miss Wilfer stand for Pounds, Shillings, and Pence!’ 1865, Charles Dickens, chapter 15, in Our Mutual Friend, London: Chapman & Hall:

Hypernyms

recreational drug

Relateds

candy flipping · stamp · tripper · windowpane · microdot · acidhead

Synonyms

headlight · LSD-25 · lysergic acid diethylamide · LSD · acid · liquid sunshine · Lucy

LSD en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From German LSD, initialism of Lysergsäure-diethylamid.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable) Abbreviation of lysergic acid diethylamide.
   alt of lysergic acid diethylamide

Deriveds

1V-LSD

Hypernyms

recreational drug

Relateds

candy flipping · stamp · tripper · windowpane · microdot · acidhead

Synonyms

Lucy · headlight · LSD-25 · lysergic acid diethylamide · LSD · acid · liquid sunshine · acid · Lucy

Translations (6)

pl LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) · mi pōau waikawa (lysergic acid diethylamide) · ru ЛСД (lysergic acid diethylamide) · sv LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) · bg ЛСД (lysergic acid diethylamide) · de LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

wikidata: Q23118

LSD en · NOUN · etymology 3

Etymology

Other initialisms.

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of Lake Shore Drive (freeway in Chicago).
   alt of Lake Shore Drive
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of long slow distance (training method of long-distance running).
   alt of long slow distance
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of longshore drift (geological process by which sediments move along a beach shore).
   alt of longshore drift
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of limited-slip differential.
   alt of limited-slip differential
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of lumpy skin disease.
   alt of lumpy skin disease

Forms

Hypernyms

recreational drug

Relateds

candy flipping · stamp · tripper · windowpane · microdot · acidhead

Synonyms

headlight · LSD-25 · lysergic acid diethylamide · LSD · acid · liquid sunshine · Lucy