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cough syrup

noun

  1. a medicated, syruplike fluid, usually flavored and nonnarcotic or mildly narcotic, for relieving coughs or soothing irritated throats.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cough syrup1

First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences

In a bit of fate, Courtney opened her purse and displayed her own vial of cough syrup, a more powerful brand.

Kurt was backstage drinking cough syrup directly from the bottle.

Lil Wayne once said that quitting sizzurp—cough syrup laced with codeine—‘feels like death in your stomach.’

Over-the-counter cough syrup may also be used, though the effects of that are more hallucinogenic than euphoric.

Last year, a study found that 5.5 percent of surveyed 12th graders had gotten high off cough syrup in one way or another.

I'll invent the graphophone, the kodak, the vitascope, an' Milliken's cough syrup an' a lot of other big modern inventions.

Copernicus tried to convince himself that the profit from the cough syrup would comfort him for his disappointment.

Cough-syrup is made from them and also substitutes for tobacco and hops.

There is a rabbit foot weed that we mixed with sassafras and made good cough syrup.

It proved to be a kind of essence of horehound, of notable tartness and pungency, very like a powerful cough syrup.

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