quaalude

noun

quaa·​lude ˈkwā-ˌlüd How to pronounce quaalude (audio)
: a tablet or capsule of methaqualone

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Judging from Donald Trump's first surprisingly soft-spoken, low-key, easygoing answer, Trump ought to be tested for quaaludes. Washington Post Opinions Staff, Washington Post, 28 June 2024 John dulls himself with quaaludes and sleeps with the nanny. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Her 1987 memoir was even more candid, describing her paralyzing anxiety and a decade of quaalude use that began in the 1970s. Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023 Not long before Bobbie Arnstein's death, Hefner and Playboy were confronted by tragedy when Bunny Adrienne Pollack died of a quaalude overdose in 1973. Lanford Beard, PEOPLE.com, 8 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for quaalude 

Word History

Etymology

from Quaalude, a trademark

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of quaalude was in 1966

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“Quaalude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quaalude. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

quaalude

noun
quaa·​lude ˈkwā-ˌlüd How to pronounce quaalude (audio)
: a tablet or capsule of methaqualone
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