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glue sniffing

American  

noun

  1. the inhaling of the fumes of certain kinds of glue for the hallucinogenic or euphoric effect.

glue-sniffing British  

noun

  1. the practice of inhaling the fumes of certain types of glue to produce intoxicating or hallucinatory effects

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Other Word Forms

  • glue sniffer noun
  • glue-sniffer noun

Etymology

Origin of glue sniffing

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

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