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
Before his character helped perfect that blue meth recipe, Paul bounced around in Van Wilder (2002), Mission: Impossible III (2006), Veronica Mars (2005), and Criminal Minds (2005). Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Shellenberger, who serves as CBR Chair of Politics, Censorship, and Free Speech at Austin, also says that meth drives psychosis and psychopathy. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Kendrick Thompson, 42, of Nashville, is charged with engaging in a meth conspiracy and multiple counts of selling meth. Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 4 Dec. 2024 Bonilla ultimately returned three kilos to the group in Montreal and paid for the remaining two with a shipment of meth. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 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 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

meth

1 of 2 noun
British
: meths

meth

2 of 2 noun
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