Lou Reed

English

Etymology

Rhyming slang, after the musician Lou Reed.

Noun

Lou Reed (uncountable)

1. (rhyming slang) Speed (the recreational drug).
   • 1998, Toni Davidson, Intoxication: An Anthology of Stimulant-based Writing, page 44:

     'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam.
     'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'

References

• Tony Thorne (2014) “Lou Reed”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  […]: Bloomsbury