meth

1 of 2

noun

: methamphetamine
… estimates that two-thirds of the violent criminals he tries use meth, cook it or sell it.Paul Solotaroff
see crystal meth

meth-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or metho-
: methyl
methacrylic

Examples of meth in a Sentence

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Noun
Their amateur-hour antics quickly land them in over their heads when a meth lab heist gone wrong sets off a crime war that actual law enforcement, led by Mina (Marin Ireland), a veteran agent who barely survives a bullet to the throat during the robbery, is eager to crack down. Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025 The neo-Nazi prison gang chasing him is part of a mysterious massive meth operation called Slabtown in a remote corner of the New Mexico desert; the members appear to have infiltrated everything, including law enforcement. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025 Not altogether surprisingly, the cases actually turn out to be closely linked — by Houser (a scarily persuasive John Carroll Lynch), a transparently corrupt and fearsomely sadistic sheriff who runs the meth operation with members of the aforementioned Aryan gang. Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025 When reports circulated a few weeks ago about an AI chatbot encouraging a recovering meth user to continue drug use to stay productive at work, the news set off alarms across both the tech and mental health worlds. Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for meth

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from methyl

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of meth was in 1966

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“Meth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meth. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

Medical Definition

meth

1 of 2 noun
British
: meths

meth

2 of 2 noun
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