mainer

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Meaning · English

A needle for (illicit) drug administration.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Heroin, be the death of me / Heroin, it's my wife and it's my life / Because a mainer to my vein / Leads to a center in my head / And then I'm better off than dead

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 “mainer” mean?

A needle for (illicit) drug administration.

Is “mainer” formal or informal?

mainer is generally slang.