Meanings
proper noun
- A trade name for the drug semaglutide.
And drugs like Ozempic can also cause less serious but still debilitating symptoms including nausea, vomiting and racing heart beat, as many videos on TikTok attest (see: #ozempic).
2023 January 24, Amy Synnott, “Those Weight Loss Drugs May Do a Number on Your Face”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2023
Origin
The context, branding, and shape of the name (e.g. prefix o-) seems to connotate obesity. The chemical suffix -ic suggests scientific clarity.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Ozempic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ozempic
MLA
“Ozempic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ozempic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ozempic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ozempic.
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