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• meth
  meth

  noun

  methamphetamine; Methedrine.
• meth-
  meth-

  a combining form representing methyl in compound words.
• Meth.
  Meth.

  abbreviation

  Methodist.

meth

¹ American  

[meth] / mɛθ /

noun

Slang.

1. methamphetamine; Methedrine.

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meth- ² American  

1. a combining form representing methyl in compound words.

   methenamine.

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Meth. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Methodist.

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meth ¹ British  

/ mɛθ /

noun

1. short for methamphetamine

2. short for methadone

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Meth. ² British  

abbreviation

1. Methodist

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meth- ³ British  

combining form

1. indicating a chemical compound derived from methane or containing methyl groups

   methacrylate resin

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Etymology

Origin of meth

By shortening

Example Sentences

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is demanding an investigation into reports that two U.S. officials died in a car crash after helping to dismantle meth labs in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

They would grow to dominate not just the lucrative production of heroin and crystal meth, but the mineral and gold mines dotted around the state, as well as the avocado and lime industries.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

Gus' martial preparedness for Lalo's ruse to take down the meth fortress is foretold in the brief credits sequence which, this week, shows a tarantula crawling out from beneath a tie.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2022

The latest sampling results come after the tox lab, housed on the third floor of a South Seattle office building, had falsely detected meth in blood samples tested for 11 cases since 2019.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021

"That wath what Jane callth a meth, wathn't it?"

From The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea Or The Loss of The Lonesome Bar by Aldridge, Janet