Percocet

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɜɹkəˌsɛt/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kəsɛt

Proper noun

Percocet (countable and uncountable, plural Percocets)

1. (pharmacology) A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

   Synonyms: Perc, percy (clippings), (slang) hillbilly heroin

   • 1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Charlie Tweeder (Scott Caan):

     Listen. You give 'em a Percocet, two Vicodin and a couple of beers, and the panties drop. It's very nice.

   • 2013 June 4, Dwight Garner, “A Literary Mind, Under the Spell of Drugs and a MacBook”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     They ingest Ambien, Seroquel, LSD, Adderall, Oxycodone, cocaine, Flexeril, Percocet, psilocybin mushrooms and codeine.