Xandemic
//zænˈdɛmɪk// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A period of time in the mid 2010s associated with widespread abuse of Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, by teenagers in the United States. Internet, uncountable
"Even that period of time, they call it the “xandemic”, where people were recreationally doing a lot of Xanax, doing a lot of benzos, that is also not quite as popular as it was before, though it’s still very big – painkillers as well."
Example
More examples"Even that period of time, they call it the “xandemic”, where people were recreationally doing a lot of Xanax, doing a lot of benzos, that is also not quite as popular as it was before, though it’s still very big – painkillers as well."
Etymology
Blend of Xanax + pandemic.
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