heroin
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heroin¹
- /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/
- /hɛəɹoʊ.ɪn/ Canada, US
Sounds like heroine (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɛɹəʊɪn
Where it comes from
Since the 1890s, by genericization from German Heroin, originally a trademark, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) and the suffix -in (“-ine”). Said to have been called thus to evoke quick and sweeping effect as a painkiller and cough suppressant (its original uses). Alternatively explained as a reference to the heroic school of medicine.
noun heroins · heroine
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A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
Wow, that heroin is in my blood / And the blood is in my head / Yeah, thank God that I'm good as dead / Ooohhh, thank your God that I'm not aware / And thank God that I just don't care / And I guess I just don't know
Similar: diamorphine, diacetylmorphine, smack, Big H, boy, brown, bujj, dope, junk, H, horse, Ron
Similar: brown sugar, dog food, dugee, henry, heroin, muck, mud, ron, scag, spider, sugar, whiteboy, white lady
heroin²
- /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/
- /hɛəɹoʊ.ɪn/ Canada, US
Sounds like heroine (one pronunciation) · Rhymes with -ɛɹəʊɪn
noun heroins · heroine
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Obsolete spelling of heroine
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Similar: Big H, boy, brown, bujj, diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, dope, horse, H, junk, smack, yam yam
Similar: brown sugar, dog food, dugee, henry, heroin, muck, mud, ron, scag, spider, sugar, whiteboy, white lady
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scag, shit, horse, smack, junk, h, diacetyl morphine, cocaine, opium, drug, haul, girl, skag, heroine, heron, superhero
Translations
Every language
noun powerful and addictive drug
| Español | heroína, caballo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 헤로인 heroin |
| 日本語 | ヘロイン heroin |
| 中文 | 海洛因 hǎiluòyīn, 白麵兒 /白面儿 báimiànr, 白粉 báifěn |
| हिन्दी | हेरोइन heroin |
| Kiswahili | heroini |
| Português | heroína, cavalo |
| Français | héroïne |
| Deutsch | Heroin |
| Italiano | eroina |
| Ελληνικά | ηρωίνη iroḯni |
| Română | heroină |
| Русский | герои́н geroín |
| Tiếng Việt | bạch phiến |
| العربية | هِيرُويْن hiruyn |
| עברית | הרואין héroyin |
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title = {heroin},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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