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demmie en · NOUN

Etymology

From the brand name Demerol + -ie.

Meanings

1. (in-plural, often, slang) Demerol, especially when used as a recreational drug.
   • “Whatchu got, man?” / “Reds, bennies, dexies, yellow jackets, demmies.” / “Yeah, demmies're good shit, man. I pay you. Fuck. I got money. I'm hurting inside. Got beat up. Where my money?” 1998, Jeffery Deaver, The Coffin Dancer, New York, NY: Pocket Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 285:
   • “Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.” 1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:
   • In one of the longest lags between a drug's introduction and a new warning, Demerol, a widely used pain reliever, got a new warning in February 2003: It passes straight into mother's milk, […]. Demerol was introduced in the 1930s. It took 70 years to discover that Demmies pass unaltered into breast milk? 2004, Russ Kick, 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, volume 2, New York, NY: The Disinformation Company, →ISBN, page unknown:

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