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quaalude

/ˈkwɑː.luːd/

quaaludenoun

quaaludes

/ˈkwɑː.luːd/

Translations

He took a quaalude to help him sleep.

Он принял квалюд, чтобы помочь себе заснуть.

Definitions

A trademarked name for a sedative and hypnotic drug, methaqualone, that was used as a sleep aid and muscle relaxant.

In the 1970s, quaaludes were commonly prescribed for insomnia and anxiety.

A tablet or dose of the sedative-hypnotic drug methaqualone, used medically as a sleep aid and recreationally as an intoxicant.

He slipped a quaalude into his drink to help him relax.

quaaludeadjective

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., "a quaalude overdose").

Definitions

Relating to or containing quaalude (methaqualone).

The police seized several bottles of quaalude tablets.

quaaludeproper noun

Definitions

A trademarked brand name for the sedative-hypnotic drug methaqualone.

Quaalude was originally marketed as a non-addictive sleeping pill.