Meanings
nounDarvon cocktail (plural Darvon cocktails)
plural Darvon cocktails
- informalA mixture of drugs used to commit suicide (containing propoxyphene as one of the constituents).
Origin
From a trade name (Darvon) for propoxyphene.
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Darvon cocktail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darvon%20cocktail
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“Darvon cocktail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darvon%20cocktail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darvon cocktail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darvon%20cocktail.
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