glue sniffing

noun

1. the inhaling of the fumes of certain kinds of glue for the hallucinogenic or euphoric effect.

glue-sniffing

noun

1. the practice of inhaling the fumes of certain types of glue to produce intoxicating or hallucinatory effects

Derived Forms

• ˈglue-ˌsniffer, noun

Other Words From

• glue sniffer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of glue sniffing¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

"They introduced us to glue sniffing, smoking cigarettes and drinking vodka by the bottle," June recalled.

From BBC

"Glue sniffing jockeys don't win the Derby."

From Salon

In the past five years, they have filed 26 incident reports of “glue sniffing,” 20 for people accused of making “annoying phone calls” and four for “bookmaking,” according to the city’s crime reporting system.

From Washington Post

We can’t survive another four years of whatever this glue sniffing Oompa Loompa is doing to break us as a Nation.

From Los Angeles Times

Henley, who said he shot and killed Corll in 1973 in self-defense after hours of drinking and glue sniffing at Corll’s Pasadena house, also is serving six life sentences.

From Washington Times