Sherm

//ʃɜː(ɹ)m// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The drug phencyclidine (PCP). slang, uncountable
  2. 2
    A cigarette soaked in PCP. countable, slang

    "We gon smoke a dip, all of it; not a little bit; we gon smoke a sherm stick."

  3. 3
    A degenerate; a person not worthy of respect. countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable

    "So there you got it. Pimp got a robbery charge hung around his neck, and Rome? That sherm fucked around and tried to buy some dope from an undercover cop. A whole lotta dope."

Synonyms

All synonyms
kjpcpphencyclidinezootie

Example

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"We gon smoke a dip, all of it; not a little bit; we gon smoke a sherm stick."

Etymology

From Nat Sherman, a cigarette brand and former tobacco store in New York City, which used to be the most popular brand to dip in PCP, because unlike most other cigarettes, they did not fall apart when wet.

Related phrases

sherm sticksherm-headshermed out

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