come the acid

verb

To exaggerate.

Meanings

verbcome the acid (third-person singular simple present comes the acid, present participle coming the acid, simple past came the acid, past participle come the acid)

present singular third person comes the acid · participle present coming the acid · past came the acid · alternative come the old acid

  1. obsoleteslangTo exaggerate.
  2. datedslangTo make oneself unpleasant, especially by sarcasm.

    'I know,' I said, 'but don't come the acid with me, friend.'

    1988, Raymond Derek, The Devil's Home on Leave, page 22
    1 more example

    Proper scrapper, old Ma. Nobody never come the acid with her.

    1970, Richard Llewellyn, None But the Lonely Heart, page 435

Synonyms & antonyms

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