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tranq

  • /ˈtɹæŋk/
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷæŋk] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷæŋk]
  • /ˈtɹeɪ̯ŋk/ Canada, US
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷeɪ̯ŋk] ~ [t̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷeɪ̯ŋk] Canada, US
  • /ˈtɹɛ̃ŋk/ Canada, US
  • [ˈtɹ̝̊ʷɛ̃ŋk] ~ [ˈt̠ɹ̠̊˔ʷɛ̃ŋk] Canada, US

Rhymes with -æŋk

noun tranqs · trank

  1. abbreviation, clipping, countable, slang Clipping of tranquilizer "I gave her a tranq," he said with anguish. "She asked for one and I found this bottle in the medicine cabinet and gave it to her."
  2. slang, uncountable The veterinary analgesic drug xylazine, used as a street drug. In viral videos uploaded to social channels such as TikTok, tranq users are filmed when they are in a physical state in which they are unlikely to be able to consent.

verb tranqs · tranqing · tranqed · trank

  1. abbreviation, clipping, slang, transitive Clipping of tranquilize He was about to stand up and start on another rant, which only would have led to Sam tranqing him.
  2. intransitive, slang To use the drug called tranq.

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"tranq." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tranq. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tranq. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tranq

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"tranq." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tranq.

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@misc{tranq_2026,
  title = {tranq},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tranq},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}