uppers
Parts above soles
Uppers are stimulant drugs—amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine—that increase alertness and energy, contrasted with downers that sedate.
The term comes from the lifting effect on mood and activity.
Separately, uppers are the parts of shoes above the sole: The uppers were leather, but the soles were rubber.
To be on one's uppers is to be destitute, from worn-out shoes with nothing left but the upper portion.
Central nervous system stimulant
- methamphetamineAddictive synthetic stimulant drug
- speedRate of motion
- benniesAmphetamine tablets, informally
- dexiesAmphetamine tablets, colloquially
pep pills · cocaine · ephedrine · caffeine pills · crack · crank · crystal · ice
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- overdoseHarmful excess intake
detox · relapse · recovery · rehab · abstinence · habit · jonesing · fiending
Intense emotional high
- rushQuick sudden movement
- highGreat in altitude
- buzzContinuous low drone
- alertnessActive mental awareness
wakefulness · energy boost · focus · jitters · crash · comedown · tweaking · wired
Alluring seductress
- toe boxShoe section covering digits
- leatherTanned animal skin
- canvasHeavy woven cloth
- suedeBuffed leather underside
laces · insole · tongue · quarter · counter · high-tops · mesh · synthetic
Artificial teeth appliance
- dental plateRemovable oral prosthesis
- false teethArtificial replacement teeth
- partialFavoring one side
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
acrylic · fitting · adhesive · palate · gum line · retention · bite plate
amphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
- methamphetamineAddictive synthetic stimulant drug
- speedRate of motion
- benniesAmphetamine tablets, informally
dexies · pep pills · cocaine · ephedrine · caffeine pills · crack · crank · crystal · ice · white crosses
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
overdose · detox · relapse · recovery · rehab · abstinence · habit · jonesing · fiending · strung out
euphoria
Intense emotional high
alertness · wakefulness · energy boost · focus · jitters · crash · comedown · tweaking · wired · amped
vamp
Alluring seductress
suede · laces · insole · tongue · quarter · counter · high-tops · mesh · synthetic · stitching
denture
Artificial teeth appliance
- dental plateRemovable oral prosthesis
- false teethArtificial replacement teeth
- partialFavoring one side
prosthetic · acrylic · fitting · adhesive · palate · gum line · retention · bite plate
- energizerscoffee, caffeine, energy drinks, energy drink, espresso
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- boot and shoemakingcobbling, cobbler, leather, tanning, lasts
- stimulantscaffeine, amphetamine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, cocaine
- 70s drugsmarijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, acid
- drug slangweed, pot, grass, marijuana, cannabis
uppersdowners
Things that depress
depressants · sedatives · tranquilizers · barbiturates · bummers
- upper lipMouth's northern edge
- upper handPosition of control
- the upper handPosition of control
- upper bodyTorso and arms region
- upper armLimb segment above elbow
- upper crustSocial elite class