schmeck
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Meaning · English
Heroin.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The transistor radio swiped from an East 39th Street brownstone could be traded on a Harlem street corner for a "nickel's worth of schmeck" (a $5 bag of heroin).
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 “schmeck” mean?
Heroin.
Is “schmeck” formal or informal?
schmeck is generally slang.