angel dust

angel dust

slang The drug PCP (phencyclidine), as it can be taken in a powder form. People high on angel dust are known to exhibit unusual amounts of strength.
See also: angel, dust
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

angel dust

and angel hair and dust of angels
n. the common name for phencyclidine (PCP). (Originally drugs.) I thought that angel hair and stuff like that was a problem of the sixties. He had a bit of a problem with some “dust of angels.” It almost killed him.
See also: angel, dust
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • angel
  • dust of angels
  • after/when the dust settles
  • when the dust settles
  • dust out
  • dust mouse
  • a fallen angel
  • fallen angel
  • make the dust fly
  • dust someone off
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Someone spiked the fish chowder with Angel Dust, sending 80 per cent of the cast and crew, including Cameron and star Barbarea Samuels and Wayne Grigsby, to the Dartmouth General Hospital for observation.
In other words, the story is not just about jazz, but is jazzy; and is not only about a cross-country trip, but is trippin' (note, for example, the signifying "angel dust" of the letters' addressee).
Drugs like marijuana and spray cans were around; now it's angel dust and crack that devastate the mind and early make young men old, except that, because of the violence, few survive in any case.
Phencyclidine, primarily a central nervous system depressant, is the active ingredient of the drug called "Angel Dust."(*) Chemically it is (1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)-piperidine) from which the acronym "PCP" was derived.
Accurate diagnosis by a qualified psychiatrist is essential, because other psychotic conditions--those induced by such drugs as LSD or PCP ("angel dust"), mania, depression, or organic brain disturbances--may mimic the symptoms of schizophrenia.
The comparison to PCP or "angel dust," is also valid as similar symptoms including delusions and erratic behavior (http://drugabuse.com/library/the-effects-of-pcp-use/) are reported by those who abuse it.
Sadistic program director Ajax henchwoman Angel Dust transform Wade into a hideously deformed mutant with the power of self-healing.
FORMER Special Forces operative Wade Wilson Ryan Reynolds) undergo a radical procedure to cancer but sadistic program director Ajax and henchwoman Angel Dust transform him into a mutant the power of self-healing.
A recruiter from an experimental | Morena and Ryan star in program known as WeaponX invites Wade to undergo a radical procedure but sadistic program director Ajax and henchwoman Angel Dust transform him into a hideously deformed mutant with the power of self-healing.
A recruiter from an experimental Morena and Ryan star in program known as WeaponX invites Wade to undergo a radical procedure but sadistic program director Ajax and henchwoman Angel Dust transform him into a hideously deformed mutant with the power of self-healing.
A recruiter from an experimental | Morena and Ryan star in Deadpool program known as WeaponX invites Wade to undergo a radical procedure but sadistic program director Ajax and henchwoman Angel Dust transform him into a hideously deformed mutant with the power of self-healing.
Kick-Ass, Ant-Man, Iron-Man...you'll like this GIRLFRIEND Morena Baccarin with Reynolds ENEMY Gina Carano plays the evil Angel Dust ENEMY Gina Carano plays the evil Angel Dust
And then, verily, from on high, angel dust was sprinkled on my disbelieving head.
All these angels fly on a lustrous background that ranges from deep blue to turquoise; each one trails "angel dust" of shimmering metallic particles in her wake.
That's Space Dust, by the way, not angel dust, as I initially recalled it.