Meanings
nouncocainism (uncountable)
- uncountableThe condition resulting from (excessive) use of cocaine; cocaine addiction.First known use 19th c.
Though the connection was not made, the type of person said to be prone to cocainism was precisely the typical neurasthenic.
1994, Marek Kohn, Dope Girls, Granta, published 2024, page 21Synonyms: cocainomania
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe condition resulting from (excessive) use of cocaine; cocaine addiction.
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Origin
From cocaine + -ism, after alcoholism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kokaiiniriippuvuus
- kokaiiniriippuvuuscocaine addiction
French cocaïnomanie
- cocaïnomaniecocaine addiction
Italian cocainismo, cocainomania
- cocainismococaine addiction
- cocainomaniacocaine addiction
Polish kokainizm
- kokainizmcocaine addiction
Romanian cocainism
- cocainismcocaine addiction
Spanish cocainomanía
- cocainomaníacocaine addiction
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cocainism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocainism
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“cocainism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cocainism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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