Perc

See also: përç, perc, pērc, perć, and perc.

English

Etymology

Clipping of Percocet.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /pɜːk/
• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /pɝk/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
• Homophone: perk

Noun

Perc (countable and uncountable, plural Percs)

2. (slang) Clipping of Percocet, especially when it is used as a recreational drug. A Percocet tablet.

   Alternative forms: perc, percy

   Coordinate term: tranq

   • 2009, Diane Chamberlain, Secrets She Left Behind, Toronto: Mira Books, →ISBN, page 80:

     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.

Derived terms

• perked out

Anagrams

• ERCP, PCRE, RCEP, crep, eRCP, prec.