key bump

noun

A portion of a recreational drug in powdered form that is snorted from a key or similar small object.

Meanings

nounkey bump (plural key bumps)

plural key bumps

  1. slangA portion of a recreational drug in powdered form that is snorted from a key or similar small object.

    […] when a comedian wasn't so funny or I just got the urge, I snuck off to the bathroom and did key bumps of meth.

    2009, Jodie Sweetin, Jon Warech, UnSweetined, page 109
    1 more example

    “Banks told me he saw Beckett doing key bumps behind a dumpster.” […] In one breath, she quickly explains how Beckett has been using drugs because he believes he dances better on them.

    2019, Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie, Tangled Like Us
Cite this entry
APA

key bump. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20bump

MLA

“key bump.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20bump. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “key bump,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/key%20bump.

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