joypop

American

[joi-pop] / ˈdʒɔɪˌpɒp /

verb (used without object)

joypopped, joypopping

Slang. to take a narcotic drug occasionally, but without being addicted to it.

joypop British

/ ˈdʒɔɪˌpɒp /

verb

slang (intr) to take addictive drugs occasionally without becoming addicted

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Other Word Forms

joypopper noun

Etymology

Origin of joypop

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; joy + pop ¹

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At McMaster University, psychology researcher Christine Wekerle and her colleagues are testing JoyPop, a phone app to help young people boost their sense of mattering.

From Scientific American

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