Word
valerie
Phoneticsva·lerie
/ˈvæɫɝi/
Definitions
01female name
n. a common name for a woman or girl.
n. a female given name, derived from the French Valérie and ultimately from the Latin Valerius.
“Valerie decided to start her own business after working in the city for ten years.”
“The protagonist, Valerie, serves as the moral compass of the novel, navigating the complexities of post-war society with quiet resilience.”
02drug slang
n. a slang name for a specific type of chemical drug that changes how you see or feel things.
n. a slang designation for the psychotropic substance 1V-LSD, a derivative of LSD. Uncountable in this chemical sense.
“The police report mentioned that the suspects were found with a small amount of Valerie.”
“In certain online subcultures, the compound 1V-LSD is referred to by the nickname Valerie to avoid detection by automated moderation filters.”
Slang
Usage
Usually functions as an uncountable noun when referring to the substance.
Synonyms
Etymology
From French Valérie, from Latin Valeria. Doublet of Valeria.
From valeryl, part of the chemical name of the drug, and alluding to the female name. Compare Lucy (“the drug LSD”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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