Perc

See also: perc, pērc, perć, and perc.

English

Etymology

Clipping of Percocet.

Pronunciation

(UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /pɜːk/
(US, Canada) IPA^(key): /pɝk/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
Homophone: perk

Noun

Perc (countable and uncountable, plural Percs)

(slang) Percocet, especially when used as a recreational drug.
- 2009, Diane Chamberlain, Secrets She Left Behind, Toronto: Mira Books, →ISBN, page 80:
  The Perc was starting to kick in, but not the way I wanted it to. It wasn't taking away the pain as much as making my head fuzzy, the way it did when I took too much.

Derived terms

perked out

Anagrams

ERCP, PCRE, RCEP, crep, eRCP, prec.

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