meth

M3E1T1H4
/mɛθ/

noun

Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.

Similar
methamphetaminemethamphetamine hydrochlorideMethedrinedeoxyephedrinechalkchicken feedcrankglass
OriginWelsh meddyglyn ← Latin medicus →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

meth1

nounmeth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)

plural meths

  1. countableinformaluncountableMethamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.

meth2

nounmeth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)

plural meths

  1. countableinformaluncountableMethadone.

    Dunno why you want to try and make last any longer than it already does. Meth has to be the single most wicked shit I ever involved myself with. But as far as what it actually does, your best bet would be to trot down to the local library and look it up.

    1998 November 14, Markus, “Re: METH”, in alt.recovery (Usenet)

meth3

nounmeth (plural meths)

plural meths · alternative meff

  1. derogatoryLiverpool; Manchester; Liverpool; ManchesterA tramp.

meth4

nounmeth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)

plural meths

  1. countableuncountableA spiced mead, originally from Wales.

    The Russians, Swedes, Danes, and those of Northern Inhabitants, exceed all the rest, having made the drinking of Brandy, Aqua Vitae, Hydromel, Beer, Mum, Meth, and other Liquors in great quantitites, so familiar to them, that they usually drink our countrymen to death.

    1678, John Worlidge, Vinetum Britannicum, or a Treatise of Cider, 3rd edit.

meth5

nounmeth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)

plural meths

  1. countableslanguncountableMarijuana.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

Similar
methamphetaminemethamphetamine hydrochlorideMethedrinedeoxyephedrinechalkchicken feedcrankglassiceshabutrash
Broader
amphetaminepep pilluppercontrolled substance
Also see
chalkchicken feedcrankcrystal methglassicemethamphetaminemethamphetamine hydrochloridemethedrineshabuspeedtrash

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

meth · noun

Clipping of methamphetamine.

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meth · noun

Clipping of methadone.

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meth · noun

From meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps.

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meth · noun

  1. Latinmedicus
  2. Welshmeddyglyn
  3. Englishmeth

From metheglin, from Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg (“medicinal”) (from Latin medicus) + llyn (“liquor”) (cognate with Irish lionn and Gaelic leann).

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meth · noun

Clipping of method, which see.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 冰, 冰毒
  • 冰 (bīng)methamphetamine
  • 冰毒 (bīngdú)methamphetamine
Czech piko, perník
  • pikomethamphetamine
  • perníkmethamphetamine
  • peřímethamphetamine
  • péčkomethamphetamine
  • párnomethamphetamine
Persian شیشه
  • شیشه (šiše)methamphetamine
Russian мет
  • мет (met)methamphetamine
Spanish meta
  • metamethamphetamine
Swedish metatjack
  • metatjackmethamphetamine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with meth

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Anagrams

themMHETtehm
Cite this entry
APA

meth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meth

MLA

“meth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meth.

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