knockout drops

knock·out drop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nok-out drop]
- /ˈnɒkˌaʊt drɒp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nok-out drop]
- /ˈnɒkˌaʊt drɒp/

Definitions of knockout drops words

noun plural knockout drops a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction 0
noun knockout drops a drug put into a drink to cause the drinker to become stupefied or unconscious 0

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Origin of knockout drops

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Knockout drops

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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knockout drops popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for knockout drops

noun knockout drops

peter — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
mickey finn — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.
chloral hydrate — a colourless crystalline soluble solid produced by the reaction of chloral with water and used as a sedative and hypnotic; 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-ethanediol. Formula: CCl3CH(OH)2
mickey — Also called Mickey Finn. Slang. a drink, usually alcoholic, to which a drug, purgative, or the like, has been secretly added, that renders the unsuspecting drinker helpless.

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