perc

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perc^¹

noun perc.

abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of perchloroethylene: a common solvent used in dry-cleaning.
abbreviation, clipping, uncountable Clipping of percolation a perc test of the soil
alternative, uncountable Alternative form of perk (perquisite) As members of the middle class try to hang on to the percs and privileges of their fading good life, they rush, as always before, to "cast their cares upon God."

adjective perc.

colloquial, not comparable Percutaneous. perc trach

perc^²

noun percs

Alternative letter-case form of Perc (“Percocet”)

Perc^³

/pɜːk/ Australia, New Zealand, UK
/pɝk/ Canada, US

Sounds like perk · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k

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Clipping of Percocet.

noun Percs

abbreviation, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Clipping of Percocet, especially when used as a recreational drug; a Percocet tablet. 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.

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@misc{perc_2026,
  title = {perc},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perc},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}