hard stuff
Americannoun
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strongly addictive drugs.
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liquor with a high alcoholic content; hard liquor.
Etymology
Origin of hard stuff
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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While the amount being paid out is going up, the consumer group Which is concerned about what it calls "shady stuff going on in the industry".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Even with a crypto president, these guys can’t stop doing shady stuff.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025
“There’s a lot of shady stuff going on there.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024
Moving play to an area not supervised by monitors is exactly the kind of shady stuff I’d expect from this man.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2019
It surprised me that she saw all that shady stuff.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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