tik

Definition

crystal meth or speed.

Etymology

Early 21st century, perhaps imitative of the popping sounds made by meth being lit and smoked.

Example Sentences

• "This Tuesday Special Assignment focuses on a deepening crisis in Cape Town. Many young adults and schoolchildren as young as 10 years are in the grip of a powerful drug called crystal methamphetamine – known locally as tik. It’s been on the fringes for several years but it is now catching on fast among the youth of the Western Cape."
• "Over a third of all people seeking rehabilitation in the second half of 2005 reported that their primary problem was tik."
• "Hardly a week goes by without news of a crime bust of some kind involving one of the buses travelling cross-country, with everything from mandrax to tik, marijuana and abalone finding its way on board."