galaxy gas

noun

Nitrous oxide, especially when used recreationally.

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Meanings

noungalaxy gas (uncountable)

alternative Galaxy Gas

  1. euphemisticslanguncountableNitrous oxide, especially when used recreationally.

    On social media and beyond, many have taken to using the brand’s name in a more colloquial fashion, with “Galaxy Gas” being used as a catchall for nitrous oxide inhalants at large, regardless of whether they are actually Galaxy Gas products or not.

    [2024 September 23, Trace William Cowen, “What the Hell Is Galaxy Gas?”, in Complex
  2. uncountableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see galaxy, gas.

Origin

Genericized trademark of Galaxy Gas, an American culinary brand which produces whipped-cream chargers and dispensers containing nitrous oxide.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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