absta
See also: abstą
Latin edit
Verb edit
abstā
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of abstynencja. First attested in 2001.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
absta f
- (slang) withdrawal (type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld)
- Synonym: głód narkotyczny
- na abście ― in withdrawal
- 2005 July 25, rAzor, “Re: Czy narkotyki miekkie powinny byc dozwolone w Polsce?”, in Usenet -- pl.soc.polityka[2]:
- Widział pan narkomana na abście?
- Have you ever seen a druggie in withdrawal?
Declension edit
Declension of absta
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Further reading edit
- Maciej Czeszewski (2006) Monika Szewczyk, editor, Słownik polszczyzny potocznej, 1 edition, Warsaw: Polish Scientific Publishers PWN, →ISBN