brown heroin

noun

A type of heroin, powdery and brown in color, that is usually snorted or smoked.

Meanings

nounbrown heroin (uncountable)
  1. uncountabledrugsA type of heroin, powdery and brown in color, that is usually snorted or smoked.

Origin

From brown + heroin, from the light to medium brown colour as opposed to black tar heroin.

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APA

brown heroin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20heroin

MLA

“brown heroin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20heroin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown heroin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20heroin.

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