Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillbilly heroin

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: hill-bil-ly heroin
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oxycodone, Percocet, or similar opioid or opiate drugs, when used as recreational drugs.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“There are no secrets in this town.” “Maybe a few.” “No. None. You're having money problems. Our children had sex. Judy Gordon orders OxyContin over the Internet and has developed quite the habit.” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy?” “"Jesus Loves You" Judy loves her hillbilly heroin. But you didn't hear that from me. I don't like gossip.”"
"Drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in West Virginia, and the state leads the country in fatal drug overdoses. OxyContin—nicknamed “hillbilly heroin”—is king."
"In a year of big stories, the opioid crisis has become one of the biggest, though it’s been a problem since the early 2000s. Around then, people in Kentucky, West Virginia, and southeast Ohio started referring to Percocet, OxyContin, and Vicodin as “hillbilly heroin.”"

Etymology

From its initial popularity in rural regions in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio.

Usage

Questions

What does hillbilly heroin mean?: Oxycodone, Percocet, or similar opioid or opiate drugs, when used as recreational drugs.
Where does hillbilly heroin come from?: From its initial popularity in rural regions in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio.

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