recreational drug

English

Etymology

recreational +‎ drug

Noun

recreational drug (plural recreational drugs)

1. A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.

   Synonyms: recreational pharmaceutical; see also Thesaurus:recreational drug

Usage notes

• A drug consumed in connection with forms of recreation other than inducing pleasant or entertaining psychological states, for example a libido-enhancing drug or a performance-enhancing drug taken to augment competitive ability in an athletic event, is not described as a recreational drug.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 娛樂性藥物／娱乐性药物 (yúlèxìng yàowù), 消遣性毒品 (xiāoqiǎnxìng dúpǐn)

• Czech: droga (cs) f
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: genotsmiddel (nl) n
• Finnish: huume (fi)
• French: drogue récréative f, drogue euphorisante f
• German: Freizeitdroge (de) f
• Navajo: azeeʼ tsiʼnaaʼiiłáhí
• Polish: narkotyk rekreacyjny m
• Portuguese: droga recreativa f
• Romanian: drog recreațional n, drog psihoactiv n
• Russian: рекреацио́нный нарко́тик m (rekreaciónnyj narkótik)
• Spanish: droga recreativa (es) f