Benzedrine

American  

[ben-zi-dreen, -drin] / ˈbɛn zɪˌdrin, -drɪn /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of amphetamine.

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Benzedrine British  

/ -drɪn, ˈbɛnzɪˌdriːn /

noun

1. a trademark for amphetamine

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Example Sentences

Of the Olympus-style pantheon of dead writers toasting with whiskey and Benzedrine in the heavens, Oscar Wilde, I’m willing to bet, would have the most Insta followers.

From New York Times

The two took Benzedrine to keep alert; they didn’t want to get caught sleeping on the job.

From Los Angeles Times

The characters in this willfully anemic Atlantic Theater Company production, which opened on Monday night at the Linda Gross Theater in Manhattan, make Chekhov’s most stagnant no-hopers feel like Pollyannas on Benzedrine.

From New York Times

But it’s doubtful that Mr. Raab, an expressive singer and gifted piano player whose most recognizable song, for better or worse, was “Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy’s Ovaltine,” coined the term.

From New York Times

Ever since 1937, when Dr. Charles Bradley discovered that children who displayed symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity responded well to Benzedrine, a stimulant, we have been thinking about this “disorder” in almost the same way.

From Time