dex

American  

[deks] / dɛks /

noun

Pharmacology Informal.

1. short for dextromethorphan.

2. short for Dexedrine or dextroamphetamine.

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verb (used without object)

Slang.

dexed, dexing

1. to take dangerously large amounts of over-the-counter cough suppressants containing dextromethorphan in order to get high.

Etymology

Origin of dex

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

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dex

She had become known as "dex finger" as nearly every patient she enrolled onto the trial ended up getting dexamethasone.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2021

In 2010, Time magazine described a woman who had had one child with CAH, found out she was pregnant again, and called a leading expert on prenatal dex, “before calling her own mother.”

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2012

Medical references and textbooks for obstetricians often treat prenatal dex as accepted care for fetuses at risk.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2012

The wholesale price in dex in November shot up at an annual rate of 21.6%, led by a 19.3% jump in fuel prices.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now she flew in a beautiful blur of span- dex and sequins, a girlish ninja star arcing through the air.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray