on a mission

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Meaning · English

Looking for drugs; on a drug run.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Đang tìm kiếm ma túy

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

I'm slipping on my khaki suit (Which one?) / The blue one, gun by my side as I mob to the beach / On a mission and I'm fishing for my DJ Warren G

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 “on a mission” mean?

Looking for drugs; on a drug run.

Is “on a mission” formal or informal?

on a mission is generally slang.