Meanings
plural Maxitons
- uncountableAmphetamine.
- countableA pill containing amphetamine.
During the week before the surrender the lieutenant had not stopped taking maxiton pills, which were included with the rations, and had eaten very little proper food.
1960, Jean Lartéguy, The Centurions, page 351 more example
This went on for two years. Galuchat was taking more and more Maxitons, to give himself courage to make his round of calls and endure the dealers' snubs. He began to see and hear fleas in the curtains.
1965, Roger Vailland, A Young Trout, page 203
Origin
Brand name.
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