cough syrup

noun

1. a medicated, syruplike fluid, usually flavored and nonnarcotic or mildly narcotic, for relieving coughs or soothing irritated throats.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cough syrup¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

In a bit of fate, Courtney opened her purse and displayed her own vial of cough syrup, a more powerful brand.

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Kurt was backstage drinking cough syrup directly from the bottle.

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Lil Wayne once said that quitting sizzurp—cough syrup laced with codeine—‘feels like death in your stomach.’

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Over-the-counter cough syrup may also be used, though the effects of that are more hallucinogenic than euphoric.

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Last year, a study found that 5.5 percent of surveyed 12th graders had gotten high off cough syrup in one way or another.

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I'll invent the graphophone, the kodak, the vitascope, an' Milliken's cough syrup an' a lot of other big modern inventions.

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Copernicus tried to convince himself that the profit from the cough syrup would comfort him for his disappointment.

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Cough-syrup is made from them and also substitutes for tobacco and hops.

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There is a rabbit foot weed that we mixed with sassafras and made good cough syrup.

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It proved to be a kind of essence of horehound, of notable tartness and pungency, very like a powerful cough syrup.

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