Xan

name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·1 syllable ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Xanax tablet. slang

    "Hmmmm...I don't know about the combo...I've never tried that...but I love Xans and Valiums...well until I OD'd on Valiums and almost died...now I'm afraid of all pills..."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the male given name Alexander.
  2. 2
    A diminutive of the female given name Alexandra.

Synonyms

All synonyms
xanax

Example

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"Hmmmm...I don't know about the combo...I've never tried that...but I love Xans and Valiums...well until I OD'd on Valiums and almost died...now I'm afraid of all pills..."

Etymology

Clipping of Xanax.

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