purple drank

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purple drank

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From purple + drank (“drink”).

noun

slang, uncountable A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States. The infamous purple drank made me dizzy and sick, but I loved its aftertaste.
Similar: lean, sizzurp, Texas tea

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"purple drank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/purple%20drank. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"purple drank." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/purple%20drank.

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@misc{purple_drank_2026,
  title = {purple drank},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purple%20drank},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}