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PEP PILL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pep pill mean?
• PEP PILL (noun)
The noun PEP PILL has 1 sense:
1. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Familiarity information: PEP PILL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
amphetamine; pep pill; speed; upper
Hypernyms ("pep pill" is a kind of...):
drug of abuse; street drug (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)
excitant; stimulant; stimulant drug (a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pep pill"):
amphetamine sulfate; amphetamine sulphate (a sulfate derivative of amphetamine that is used as a stimulant for the central nervous system)
bennie; Benzedrine (a form of amphetamine)
Dexedrine; dextroamphetamine sulphate (an isomer of amphetamine (trade name Dexedrine) used as a central nervous system stimulant)
chalk; chicken feed; crank; deoxyephedrine; glass; ice; meth; methamphetamine; methamphetamine hydrochloride; Methedrine; shabu; trash (an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant)
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