street names

Thoroughfare identification markers

Street names are the informal or slang terms used for drugs, especially illegal ones: He didn't recognize the street names for fentanyl.

The phrase also refers literally to the names given to roads and thoroughfares: The city changed several street names to honor civil rights leaders.

Context usually makes the intended meaning clear.

Related
  • avenueBroad urban roadway
  • boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
  • laneDesignated travel strip
  • roadVehicle travel surface
  • alleyNarrow way between buildings

dead end · way · one way · intersection · drive · route · dealer · drug slang · code words · artery · cul-de-sac · Broadway · slang · crack · heroin · corridor · passage · highway

Categories
Opposites
road identification system

street namesexit numbers

Labels identifying highway offramps

mile markers · postal codes

location identification method

street namesGPS coordinates

Satellite-derived position numbers

latitude and longitude · map coordinates · postal codes · lot numbers · geocodes

drug terminology

street namesgeneric names

Non-proprietary designations

scientific names · medical terminology · brand names · clinical terms

Family

street, names, streets, streetwise, streetlight, streetlamp, side street, backstreet, streetlights

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G