quaalude

noun

quaa·lude | \ ˈkwā-ˌlüd

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Definition of quaalude

: a tablet or capsule of methaqualone

Examples of quaalude in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The couple were discovered surrounded by what the police described as a commercial amount of cocaine, quaaludes and marijuana. — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, "In 1975, Alaska had a bragging contest. Here’s the story that won first prize," 3 May 2020 Stone took anything and everything over the course of his life: peyote, quaaludes, smack, Ritalin, Halcion, benzodiazepines. — Dwight Garner, New York Times, "The Life of Robert Stone, Who Captured American Energies in Intense, Foreboding Novels," 9 Mar. 2020 Nearby, another plane, this one designed to simulate severe turbulence, was bobbing up and down like a bronco on quaaludes. — BostonGlobe.com, "Under the radar: Behind the scenes on the world’s largest passenger jet - The Boston Globe," 24 Oct. 2019 By 13, Williams was drinking heavily and using speed, acid and quaaludes, according to legal documents. — Washington Post, "Meet the five wrongly convicted men seeking millions of dollars from Maryland," 19 Sep. 2019 Recent roles — whether getting high on quaaludes or eating raw bison liver — haven’t felt so personal. — David Canfield, EW.com, "The best movie performances of 2019," 16 Dec. 2019 Although old-guard quaaludes aren't among the substances screened, the device takes aim at the class of benzodiazepines most typically slipped into drinks today—including Valium, Xanax, and Rohypnol (or roofies). — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Now, There's a Date-Rape Drug Test that Screens Your Drink in Under a Minute," 8 Sep. 2018 O’Neill still must decide on another motion that could also favor the defense: whether to exclude Cosby’s 2005-2006 deposition about giving women quaaludes. — Jen Kirby, Vox, "Bill Cosby’s retrial may be the first real test of the power of #MeToo," 9 Apr. 2018 Although old-guard quaaludes aren't among the substances screened, the device takes aim at the class of benzodiazepines most typically slipped into drinks today—including Valium, Xanax, and Rohypnol (or roofies). — Laura Regensdorf, Vogue, "Now, There's a Date-Rape Drug Test that Screens Your Drink in Under a Minute," 8 Sep. 2018

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“Quaalude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quaalude. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.

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quaalude

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quaa·lude | \ ˈkwā-ˌlüd

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Medical Definition of quaalude

: a tablet or capsule of methaqualone

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