Meanings
nounLou Reed (uncountable)
- slanguncountableSpeed (the recreational drug).
'Want some Lou Reed?' asked Spam. 'Nah. I'll stick to the bevvy.'
1998, Toni Davidson, Intoxication: An Anthology of Stimulant-based Writing, page 44
Origin
Rhyming slang, after the musician Lou Reed.
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APA
Lou Reed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lou%20Reed
MLA
“Lou Reed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lou%20Reed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lou Reed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lou%20Reed.
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