tranks
Slang for sedatives
Tranks is informal for tranquilizers—sedative medications that reduce anxiety or induce calm.
The word appears in casual speech about prescription drugs like Valium or Xanax: She popped a couple of tranks to get through the flight.
The term carries a slightly dated feel, more common in mid-to-late twentieth-century usage.
Drugs that calm
- pillsOral medication units
- downersThings that depress
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
- benzodiazepinesSedative-hypnotic drug class
calmatives · anxiolytics · prescription · dosage · capsules · tablets · pharmacy · milligrams
Slang triple-threat term
- drugsTherapeutic chemical compounds
- medsPharmaceuticals, for short
- benzosSedative medication category
- chill pillsMetaphorical stress remedy
knockout drops · sleepers · nerve pills · happy pills · goofballs · yellow jackets · reds · rainbows
sedatives
Drugs that calm
- pillsOral medication units
- downersThings that depress
- barbituratesSedative-hypnotic drug class
benzodiazepines · calmatives · anxiolytics · prescription · dosage · capsules · tablets · pharmacy · milligrams · sedation
dope
Slang triple-threat term
chill pills · knockout drops · sleepers · nerve pills · happy pills · goofballs · yellow jackets · reds · rainbows · ludes
sedation
Drug-induced calm state
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- horsesLarge domesticated hoofed mammals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
dart · immobilization · ketamine · capture · wildlife · zoo · veterinarian · dosing · injection · restraint
- sedativessedative, sedatives, tranq, depressant, downer
tranksstimulants
Agents that heighten arousal
uppers · speed · amphetamines · meth · coke
- tranquilizer dartDrug-tipped projectile for subduing
- mental tranquilityCalm, untroubled state of awareness
- tranquilizer gunFirearm delivering sedative projectiles
- horse tranquilizerDrug sedating large livestock
- Sea of TranquilityDark lunar plain
- tranquil retreatPeaceful place of rest
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