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Record 1 1996-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
DEF

snow: cocaine or heroine.

CONT

Cocaine is called "snow", because it is a fine white powder, and it is often sniffed and absorbed from the nasal mucosa.

DEF

nose candy: A narcotic taken by sniffing, usu. cocaine.

OBS

Slang.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
DEF

Drogue (cocaïne ou héroïne) qui se présente sous forme de poudre blanche.

CONT

La cocaïne, poudre blanche, floconneuse et cristalline porte, par ressemblance, le surnom de neige.

OBS

Argot.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drogas y toxicomanía
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