Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gateway drug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: gate-way -drug
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A typically legal or less harmful substance, such as marijuana, whose use is statistically associated with an increased likelihood of progressing to a more dangerous or illicit drug.

noun

Any thing or area of interest that tends to lead to a deeper involvement.

Example Sentences

"It has been said that LINQ is a gateway drug for functional programming"
"Darn you, Downton Abbey, for being the gateway drug for all things BBC."

Inflected Forms

gateway drugs (plural)

Questions

What does gateway drug mean?: A typically legal or less harmful substance, such as marijuana, whose use is statistically associated with an increased likelihood of progressing to a more dangerous or illicit drug.

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