roxanne

¹

[ rok-san ]

noun

1. Slang. crack ( def 33 ).

Roxanne

²

[ rok-san ]

noun

1. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of roxanne¹

Origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Jurors at Liverpool Crown Court cleared Roxanne Matthews, Danielle Dowdall, David Chambers and Paul Owen of helping Chapman avoid arrest and hide evidence after a four-week trial.

From BBC

He is expected to perform classics including Fields of Gold, Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Message in a Bottle and more.

From BBC

The sleazy, scheming De Guiche has been using his power and manipulative wiles to trap Roxanne in a situation where she’ll have no choice but to receive him as her lover.

From Los Angeles Times

Far from helpless and demure, Rosa Salazar’s Roxanne has more in common with her cousin than with any other character in the play.

From Los Angeles Times

Secretly smitten with his distant cousin Roxanne, he finds himself in a situation of tantalizing torture when called upon to help Christian, a new recruit in his charge, find the words to express his reciprocated passion for this same woman, whose standards of poetic excellence are as demanding as her cousin’s.

From Los Angeles Times