chemmie

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

A chemical, especially a recreational drug.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Within the next week he gave up all the rest of his chemmies: the wakers and dozers, the vim-pills, the breeze capsules. Bottle after bottle vanished down the recycling chute.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “chemmie” mean?

A chemical, especially a recreational drug.

Is “chemmie” formal or informal?

chemmie is generally slang.