Vicodin

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/ˈvaɪkədɪn/

proper noun

A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

CommonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper nounVicodin (countable and uncountable, plural Vicodins)

plural Vicodins

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing hydrocodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

    Listen. You give 'em a Percocet, two Vicodin and a couple of beers, and the panties drop. It's very nice.

    1999, W. Peter Iliff, Varsity Blues, spoken by Charlie Tweeder (Scott Caan)
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    In a statement, Carlin, 67, said, "I'm going into rehab because I use too much wine and Vicodin. No one told me I needed this; I recognized the problem and took the step myself.

    2004 December 27, George Carlin, quotee, “George Carlin enters rehab”, in CNN.com, archived from the original on 19 Oct 2017

    Man, I swear my nigga trippin' off that shit again / Pick him up, then I set him in cold water / Then I order someone to bring him Vicodin / I hope that take the pain away

    2011, “A.D.H.D.”, in Section.80, performed by Kendrick Lamar

    Teens may assume that it's safe to use Vicodin and OxyContin because these drugs are available legally by prescription (unlike marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs). If a doctor ordered the drug for one of your family members, it can't be dangerous, right?

    2013, Christine Petersen, Vicodin and OxyContin, Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC, →ISBN

    Gonna call in sick to work, I don’t care, my boss is a jerk / Can’t believe all the pain I’m in, get me white wine and vicodin

    2014, “Crimson Wave”, in NVM, performed by Tacocat

Origin

Brand name. From Vi (of unknown origin) + cod- (in codeine) + -in. One theory is that Vi is from the Roman numeral VI, as the component hydrocodone is approximately 6 times as potent as codeine.

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APA

Vicodin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vicodin

MLA

“Vicodin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vicodin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vicodin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vicodin.

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