Valium
a brand of diazepam.
Valium
American
[val-ee-uhm]
/ ˈvæl i əm /
Pharmacology, Trademark.
Valium
British
/ ˈvælɪəm /
noun
valium
Cultural
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The joke among biologists is that spotted owls have Valium for blood.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
Bongino, instead of replying with statistics or facts, instead told Rivera to "take a Valium" and "pipe down."
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2021
“Empire of Pain” chronicles multiple investigations of the Sacklers, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin, and the legal tactics they have used to evade accountability.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2021
Biological theories of and treatments for the brain, notably drugs like Thorazine, lithium, Valium and Prozac, displaced Freudian psychobabble and transformed psychiatry into a truly scientific discipline.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2019
After Roberts’ attempt at humor, Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio jumped into the fray and said Roberts’ Valium comment was “just outrageous.”
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 2017
Other items of note in the auction include a lock of Cobain’s hair, Michael Jackson’s pyjamas and Elvis’s valium bottle.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2015
The troubles contributed to Roche’s decision in June to shut its campus in Nutley, N.J., the birthplace of valium.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2013
Why is a sport that American comedian Robin Williams memorably described as "baseball on valium" suddenly such big business?
From Time Magazine Archive
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