cocainism en · NOUN
Etymology
From cocaine + -ism, after alcoholism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The condition resulting from (excessive) use of cocaine; cocaine addiction.
Though the connection was not made, the type of person said to be prone to cocainism was precisely the typical neurasthenic.
1994, Marek Kohn, Dope Girls, Granta, published 2024, page 21:
Synonyms
Translations (7)
fi kokaiiniriippuvuus (cocaine addiction) · fr cocaïnomanie (cocaine addiction) · ro cocainism (cocaine addiction) · it cocainomania (cocaine addiction) · it cocainismo (cocaine addiction) · es cocainomanía (cocaine addiction) · pl kokainizm (cocaine addiction)