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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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

And so proponents of prenatal dex have argued that they are sparing girls from an invasive, radical treatment.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2012

Women must start taking dex when they’re only around 6 weeks pregnant, since this is when male and female genitals begin to develop.

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2012

During this year's first half, the composite in dex of shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange dropped an average 8%.

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