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Mogadon

British  
/ ˈmɒɡəˌdɒn /

noun

  1. a drug of the benzodiazepine group, a brand of nitrazepam, used to treat insomnia

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They’re outnumbering United in midfield, while United look like they’ve had mogadon pasta for brekky.

From The Guardian

I had read that he initially made ambient music to help him when travelling, because he was frightened of flying; that it was supposed to be a kind of audio Mogadon.

From The Guardian

“No, not Mogadon. One of the things you can get from music is surrender. From a lot of art, what you’re saying is: ‘Let it happen to me.

From The Guardian

Critics called him “Mogadon Man,” after a popular tranquilizer, and a Labour Party leader once mocked his docile debating style by likening it to being “savaged by a dead sheep.”

From New York Times

To this end they have had a compliant groundsman who, while capable of producing a drop-in pitch with genuine pace and bounce, has seen how Steve Finn got the ball through during the limited overs matches and appears to have top-dressed this offering with Mogadon.

From The Guardian