Bb
B noun
1 BenzedrinlTM amphetamine sulphate, a central nervous system stimulant US, 1986
• — Richard A. Spears, The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink
1986
2 a matchbox full of marijuana US, 1971
• — Jay Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime
1992
B-40 noun
a cigar laced with marijuana and dipped in malt liquor US, 1998
Possibly named for the appearance and/or effects of the B-40 grenade launcher used by the Vietcong during the Vietnam war.
• — Mike Haskins, Drugs
2003
B-52 noun
a powerful amphetamine tablet US, 1993
• — Peter Johnson, Dictionary of Street Alcohol and Drug Terms
1993
baby noun
1 marijuana US, 1960
• He say, “Man, don’t forgit the baby now!” He mean bring a few sticks of it out to the field, you see, that’s what he mean by that. He call it “charge,” too. Sho’. Them’s slang names. — Terry Southern, Texas Summer
1991 2 in poker, a 2, 3, 4 or 5 US, 1979
• — John Scarne, Scarne’s Guide to Modern Poker
1979
baby blue noun
a tablet of Viagra, an erection-inducing drug US, 2002
• — Amy Sohn, Sex and the City
2002
baby blues noun
capsules of the synthetic opiate oxycodone used recreationally US, 2003
• Prosecutors in Florida, where Limbaugh has a $24 million estate, are now investigating whether he used one of his housekeepers to obtain OxyContin painkillers, known on the street as “Baby Blues.” — The Record (Bergen County, New Jersey)
23rd November 2003
baby habit noun
the irregular, unaddicted use of a drug US, 1992
• — Jay Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime
1992
baby T noun
crack cocaine US, 1994
• — US Department of Justice, Street Terms
2nd October 1994
back-door; backdoor adjective
in poker, describing an unexpected hand produced drawing US, 1979
• — John Scarne, Scarne’s Guide to Modern Poker
1979
backshow noun
in gambling on broadcast racing, any betting before the current show price UK, 2001
• — David Bennet, Know Your Bets
2001
back-to-back noun
heroin then crack cocaine used in sequence US, 1994
• — US Department of Justice, Street Terms
October, 1994
backwards noun
any central nervous system depressant US, 1966
• — J. L. Simmons and Barry Winograd, It’s Happening
1966
backwashing noun
after injecting a drug, the drawing of blood back into the syringe, with the intention of collecting any drug residue, and reinjecting the resultant mix UK, 2003
• — Mike Haskins, Drugs
2003
bad noun
crack cocaine US, 1994
• — US Department of Justice, Street Terms
October, 1994
badger noun
in horse racing, an inexpensive horse that qualifies its owner for race track privileges US, 1976
• — Tom Ainslie, Ainslie’s Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing
1976
bad go noun
a small amount of a drug relative to the price paid US, 1971
• — Eugene Landy, The Underground Dictionary
1971
bad seed noun
1 peyote; heroin US, 1969
• — Richard Spears, The Slang and Jargon of Drugs and Drink
1986 2 marijuana UK, 1998
• — Mike Haskins, Drugs
2003
bad shit noun
high-quality drugs, especially marijuana, 1996
• — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter
1996
bag noun
▸in the bag drunk US, 1940
• [T]he next night when he came in she was half in the bag[.] — George V. Higgins, The Rat on Fire
1981
bag verb
to bribe someone; to arrange an outcome US, 1948
• Bagging of a baseball game down in the Carolina League came as a shock to fans and officials throughout the country. — San Francisco Examiner
3rd June 1948
baggage noun
a non-playing observer of a card or dice game US, 1950
• — The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
May, 1950
bagged adjective
drunk US, 1953
• Sure, Gleason is consistently “bagged” throughout, by which is he such an angry drunk? — Times Union (Albany, New York)
13th October 2002
baghead noun
a habitual cocaine or heroin user UK, 1996
• I hate smack. I fucking hate fucking bagheads even worse[.] — Kevin Sampson, Outlaws
2001
baked adjective
drug-intoxicated, especially by marijuana US, 1978
• Now Vita was lighting a joint, needing to get baked before she could turn herself into an International Chick. — Elmore Leonard, Be Cool
1999
ball noun
1 crack cocaine US, 1994
• — US Department of Justice, Street Terms
October, 1994
2 black-tar heroin UK, 2002
• — Robert Ashton, This is Heroin
2002
baller noun
a drug dealer, usually of crack cocaine US, 2001
• She tells me that when she was actively gangbanging, her father’s brother, Uncle Darryl (whom she describes as a “baller,” a successful drug dealer), supplied her with drugs to sell for him. — Rolling Stone
12th April 2001
balloon noun
a small amount of heroin, whether or not it is actually in a balloon US, 1967
• — Richard Horman and Alan Fox, Drug Awareness
1970
ball team; baseball team noun
a group of gambling cheats who work in casinos US, 1987
• — Thomas L. Clark, The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming
1987
balot; ballot noun
opium; heroin US, 1986
• — Robert Ashton, This is Heroin
2002
bam noun
1 a pill containing both a barbiturate and an amphetamine UK, 1983
• — Tom Hibbert, Rockspeak!
1983 2 a central nervous system depressant UK, 2003
• — Mike Haskins, Drugs
2003
bamalam noun
marijuana US, 1973
• [D]iggin’ sounds after hours and smokin’ your bamalam and walking down the street stark noble savage naked to the world! — Lester Bangs, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung
1973
bambalacha; bamba; bammy noun
marijuana US, 1938
• Marijuana is also known as loco weed, love weed, giggle weed, bambalacha and Indian hay. — San Francisco Examiner
19th October 1948
bambino noun
an amphetamine or other central nervous system stimulant US, 1992
• — Jay Robert Nash, Dictionary of Crime
1992
bammer noun
weak, low-grade marijuana US, 1997
• — Pamela Munro, U.C.L.A. Slang
1997
banana noun
in US casinos, a $20 chip US, 1985
From the yellow colour.
• — Steve Kuriscak, Casino Talk
1985
HEROIN
beast noun, US, 1958
heroin; heroin addiction
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