Valerie
name, noun, slang
name, noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The psychotropic drug 1V-LSD. slang, uncountable
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from Latin.
"Valerie, call on me / Come and see me / I'm the same boy I used to be"
Example
More examples"Valerie Boned, the secretary-general of Enterprises de Voyage, an advocacy group representing travel agencies in France, told VOA the U.S. move was a disaster."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From French Valérie, from Latin Valeria. Doublet of Valeria.
Etymology 2
From valeryl, part of the chemical name of the drug, and alluding to the female name. Compare Lucy (“the drug LSD”).