cocaine

Definition

An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

Etymology

From coca + -ine, from Quechua kuka. First use appears c. 1874.

Example Sentences

• "Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker-street, buried among his old books, and alternating from week to week between cocaine and ambition, the drowsiness of the drug, and the fierce energy of his own keen nature."
• "All I get, uh, is this cup of cold coffee and cocaine / And your ugly face, look out"
• "Cocaine’s awfully expensive stuff, isn't it? Is it worth it?"

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