purple heart
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Meaning · English
A drinamyl tablet when taken recreationally, popular in the 1960s.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Detective Peter Goodall said the source of the tablets had not been traced. "Purple heart" or drinamyl tablets, were a stimulant drug and habit-forming.
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 “purple heart” mean?
A drinamyl tablet when taken recreationally, popular in the 1960s.
Is “purple heart” formal or informal?
purple heart is generally slang.