meth

¹

[ meth ]

noun

, Slang.

1. methamphetamine; Methedrine.

meth-

²

1. a combining form representing methyl in compound words:

   methenamine.

Meth.

³

abbreviation for

1. Methodist.

Meth.

¹

abbreviation for

1. Methodist

meth

²

/ mɛθ /

noun

1. See methamphetamine
   short for methamphetamine
2. See methadone
   short for methadone

meth-

³

combining_form

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

   methacrylate resin

Word History and Origins

Origin of meth¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

There is no doubt that meth is destructive, and a clampdown is justified.

From The Daily Beast

There is an ancestral homestead, but it has a meth lab in the barn.

From The Daily Beast

Nothing was quite made for the stage like the hilarious story of a teacher with cancer who turns into a meth-dealing drug lord.

From The Daily Beast

When all that fails, ask the writers to pen you a scene where your meth-dealing former teacher suffers a psychological breakdown.

From The Daily Beast

At the same time, the increased use of crystal meth (“shisheh”) has been “sudden and massive.”

From The Daily Beast

Trimethyl, trī-meth′il, adj. containing three methyl radicals in combination.

From Project Gutenberg

We find this term sometimes compounded Meth-On, of which name there was a town in Messenia.

From Project Gutenberg

In primary and early secondary case administer Arseno-Meth-Hyd 2 gm.

From Project Gutenberg

"Gee, meth-a-way," and the horse moved on at what seemed a stereotyped pace.

From Project Gutenberg

We'll have some fun—take in a floor show—drink a little meth.

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