hard stuff

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nounSlang.
  1. strongly addictive drugs.

  2. liquor with a high alcoholic content; hard liquor.

Origin of hard stuff

1
First recorded in 1950–55

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How to use hard stuff in a sentence

  • An owl is not the only kind of bird, by any means, that has a habit of spitting out hard stuff that is swallowed with the food.

    Bird Stories | Edith M. Patch
  • And the little boy was very fond of it—it was made of hard stuff, you know, all white and shiny, and it had blue eyes.

    Hoodie | Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
  • That's it, the old gal hasn't many failings, but one of 'em is an over-fondness for hard stuff.

  • I think it's made of some hard stuff that may snap, but can't break.

    Howards End | E. M. Forster
  • I can stand what any other man can, and without the hard stuff, either.'

    Robbery Under Arms | Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood