lemonade
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Meaning · English
Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak.
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 “lemonade” mean?
Recreational drugs of poor or weak quality, especially heroin.
Is “lemonade” formal or informal?
lemonade is generally derogatory, slang.