Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lude

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: lude
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pill containing the drug methaqualone.

Slang

verb

To get high on Quaalude.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"“Dennis, these guys are badass shitheads. Oh, man. You got any ludes?” “Ludes? I don't think they make those anymore, man.” “Gum?” “We got Rita-rall.” “"Rita-rall"?” “Yeah.” “What's Rita-rall? Ooh, snortski. Oh, mmm... (snorting) Oh! Ooh, that's tasty stuff. Zap him again.”"

Etymology

Apheretic form of Quaalude.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ludes (plural) ludes (present, singular) luding (participle, present) luded (participle, past) luded (past) 'lude (alternative)

Questions

What does lude mean?: A pill containing the drug methaqualone.
Where does lude come from?: Apheretic form of Quaalude.

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