Meanings
nounrecreational drug (plural recreational drugs)
plural recreational drugs
- A psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
Synonyms: recreational pharmaceutical, drug, dope, gear, horse, stuff, substance
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA psychoactive drug taken deliberately for the effect it has on the mind rather than for its medicinal effects.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 娛樂性藥物 /娱乐性药物, 消遣性毒品
- 娛樂性藥物 /娱乐性药物 (yúlèxìng yàowù)Translations
- 消遣性毒品 (xiāoqiǎnxìng dúpǐn)Translations
Czech droga
- drogaTranslations
Dutch genotsmiddel
- genotsmiddelTranslations
Finnish huume
- huumeTranslations
French drogue récréative, drogue euphorisante
- drogue récréativeTranslations
- drogue euphorisanteTranslations
German Freizeitdroge
- FreizeitdrogeTranslations
Polish narkotyk rekreacyjny
- narkotyk rekreacyjnyTranslations
Portuguese droga recreativa
- droga recreativaTranslations
Romanian drog recreațional, drog psihoactiv
- drog recreaționalTranslations
- drog psihoactivTranslations
Russian рекреацио́нный нарко́тик
- рекреацио́нный нарко́тик (rekreaciónnyj narkótik)Translations
Spanish droga recreativa
- droga recreativaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
recreational drug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreational%20drug
MLA
“recreational drug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreational%20drug. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recreational drug,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recreational%20drug.
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