perc
/pɜːk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Perc (“Percocet”)
noun
Clipping of Percocet, especially when used as a recreational drug; a Percocet tablet.
Countable; Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "a perc test of the soil"
- "As members of the middle class try to hang on to the percs and privileges of their fading good life, they rush, as always before, to "cast their cares upon God.""
- "perc trach"
- "The Perc was starting to kick in, but not the way I wanted it to. It wasn't taking away the pain as much as making my head fuzzy, the way it did when I took too much."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɜːk/
- British English: /pɜːk/
Usage
Inflected Forms
perc. (alternative)
percs (plural)