Associations to the word «Heroin»

Wiktionary

HEROIN, noun. A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
HEROIN CHIC, noun. A fashion trend begun in the late 1990s revolving around models who bore characteristics of heroin addicts, such as emaciation and androgyny.

Dictionary definition

HEROIN, noun. A narcotic that is considered a hard drug; a highly addictive morphine derivative; intravenous injection provides the fastest and most intense rush.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats