perc

P3E1R1C3
Australia, New Zealand, UK/pɜːk/Canada, US/pɝk/

adjective

Percutaneous.

“perc trach”

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Meanings

perc1

nounperc (uncountable)

alternative perc.

  1. abbreviationclippinguncountableClipping of perchloroethylene: a common solvent used in dry-cleaning.
  2. abbreviationclippinguncountableClipping of percolation.

    a perc test of the soil

  3. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of perk (perquisite)

    As members of the middle class try to hang on to the percs and privileges of their fading good life, they rush, as always before, to "cast their cares upon God."

    1994 October, Harry Hay, “Focussing On NAMBLA Obscures The Issues”, in Gay Community News, page 19
adjectiveperc (not comparable)

alternative perc.

  1. colloquialnot comparablemedicinePercutaneous.

    perc trach

perc2

nounperc (plural percs)

plural percs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Perc (“Percocet”)

Perc3

nounPerc (countable and uncountable, plural Percs)

plural Percs

  1. abbreviationclippingcountableslanguncountableClipping of Percocet, especially when used as a recreational drug; a Percocet tablet.

    The Perc was starting to kick in, but not the way I wanted it to. It wasn't taking away the pain as much as making my head fuzzy, the way it did when I took too much.

    2009, Diane Chamberlain, Secrets She Left Behind, Toronto: Mira Books, →ISBN, page 80

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
perchloroethylenepercocettetrachloroethenetetrachloroethylene

Origin

Clipping of Percocet.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with perc

workclerkburkekirkdirkcirqueBourkecircreworkmercquirksmirkperkberserkburklurkerkshirkHercmerkirkbirkoverworkmurk
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Sounds the same

perk

Anagrams

crepPCer
Cite this entry
APA

perc. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perc

MLA

“perc.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perc. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perc,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perc.

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