Vicodin

//ˈvaɪkədɪn// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes. countable, uncountable

    "Listen. You give 'em a Percocet, two Vicodin and a couple of beers, and the panties drop. It's very nice."

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"Do you use opiates like morphine, Percocet, Vicodin, and OxyContin, that are not prescribed to you?"

Etymology

Brand name. From Vi (of unknown origin) + cod- (in codeine) + -in. One theory is that Vi is from the Roman numeral VI, as the component hydrocodone is approximately 6 times as potent as codeine.

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