Lude

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A pill containing the drug methaqualone. slang

    "“Dennis, these guys are badass shitheads. Oh, man. You got any ludes?” “Ludes? I don't think they make those anymore, man.” “Gum?” “We got Rita-rall.” “"Rita-rall"?” “Yeah.” “What's Rita-rall? Ooh, snortski. Oh, mmm... (snorting) Oh! Ooh, that's tasty stuff. Zap him again.”"

Verb
  1. 1
    To get high on Quaalude. intransitive, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
methaqualonequaalude

Example

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"He kept making lude gestures at the guards."

Etymology

Apheretic form of Quaalude.

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