pill popper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- A syringelike device for administering medicinal pills to animals.
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(humorous, informal) A person who enjoys or frequently takes medication in pill form.
Well, you know, once Pop got into his sixties, he came to be a bit of a pill popper, what with the blood pressure and the blood sugar and the cholesterol and the arthritis.
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(derogatory, informal, often) A person who frequently takes any other kind of pill, such as vitamins or illicit drugs.
In addition to using methamphetamine, most of the women JJ encountered were pill-poppers—Xanax, Ecstasy, Somas.
2008, Kerrie Droban, Running with the Devil, page 158:It's great when people are enthusiastic about health and wellness, but you just have to watch out for how hard the vitamin people sell you on the pricey supplements — they'll try to turn you into a pill popper.
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(derogatory, informal, often) A person who frequently takes any other kind of pill, such as vitamins or illicit drugs. ▸ Especially, someone with a frank substance use disorder who consumes a large amount of illicit pills, especially opioid street drug pills: synonym of pillhead.
I wouldn't hang around in that part of town after dark, what with all the methheads and pill poppers. I'm not looking to get robbed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| pill-popper | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pill poppers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
polypharmacy · pill mill · pop pills
Synonyms
Translations (7)
es pastillero (one who takes pills) · de Pillenschluckerin (one who takes pills) · pl lekoman (one who takes pills) · es pastillera (one who takes pills) · de Pillenschlucker (one who takes pills) · it impasticcato (one who takes pills) · pl lekomanka (one who takes pills)