meth

1 of 2

noun

: methamphetamine
… estimates that two-thirds of the violent criminals he tries use meth, cook it or sell it.Paul Solotaroff
see crystal meth

meth-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or metho-
: methyl
methacrylic

Examples of meth in a Sentence

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Noun
Ozy was also trained to detect heroin, meth and cocaine. Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025 Despite many setbacks during the school year, including a brief relapse on meth last September, Anthony completed the school year and celebrated five months of sobriety in April 2025. Ashley Schwartz-Lavares, ABC News, 15 July 2025 Last month, deputies arrested a 29-year-old woman at Trapper’s Arcade on Cortez Road accused of smoking meth and fentanyl in the bathroom. Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025 Frank Trapper / Contributor/Corbis Entertainment Lydia is a high-ranking and merciless executive at Madrigal Electromotive who helps supply Walt's meth operation. Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for meth

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from methyl

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of meth was in 1966

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“Meth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meth. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

Medical Definition

meth

1 of 2 noun
British
: meths

meth

2 of 2 noun
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