Talk:minstrel

RFV discussion: January–April 2022

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minstrel

Rfv-sense: "(by extension, slang) An amphetamine tablet, typically black, or black and white, in colour."

Really? DCDuring (talk) 14:25, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

This sense appears in the OED, by the way. It might be dated; the most recent quotation is from 1971. — SGconlaw (talk) 15:43, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Green's Dictionary of Slang. They don't look like "real" uses though, sources are drug-related dictionaries and glossaries. – Jberkel 23:40, 22 January 2022 (UTC)

This is presumably possibly a reference to Galaxy Minstrels, a kind of confectionery. Equinox ◑ 02:02, 28 February 2022 (UTC)

cited -- and it is unlikely to be a reference to Galaxy Minstrels, as it is primarily an American term. It refers to the black and white color of the pills, referring to minstrel shows. Kiwima (talk) 04:29, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 21:15, 6 April 2022 (UTC)