Meanings
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plural whippets · alternative whippit
- slangA cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.
I was smoking hash from under glasses, sniffing glue, doing whippets, popping speed, smoking pot, dropping acid, and occasionally shooting dope.
2004, Sandra P. Riggin, Forbidden Memories: A Journey of Healing, →ISBNSynonyms: nang
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cartridge of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), used as a recreational inhalant drug.
Origin
whippet · noun
From whipped cream, since "whippits" are typically sold in the United States for use in making whipped cream.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish whippet
- whippeta dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing
French whippet
- whippeta dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing
Hungarian szalonagár
- szalonagára dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing
Polish chart angielski whippet
- chart angielski whippeta dog of a certain breed, similar to a small greyhound, originating in Britain and bred for racing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with whippet
All rhymes →Cite this entry
whippet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippet
“whippet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippet. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whippet,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whippet.
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