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trank noun- any central nervous system depressant US
Variant spelling include “trang” and “tranx”. - Once my head is together I’ll kick the speed and stabilize myself with tranks and downs[.] — Lawrence Block, Chip Harrison Scores Again, p. 191, 1971
- But just now, with these tranks they’ve got me on, I feel like I’m sleepwalking anyway[.] — Jay McInerney, Story of My Life, p. 188, 1988
- Tranks are the synthetics, like Miltown, Valium, etc. — Herbert Huncke, Guilty of Everything, p. 9, 1990
- You spend a couple of nights in The Joy (q.v.) and I promise you you’ll need something a bit stronger than tranks to get you through the day. — Howard Paul, The Joy, p. 100, 1996
- Fuckin horse tranks or some such shite. — Niall Griffiths, Kelly + Victor, p. 149, 2002
- — Mike Haskins, Drugs, p. 283, 2003
- a person who takes the excitement out of something; a killjoy US
A figurative use of “a tranquillizer”. - IT’S THE HIPPEST THING GOIN YOU TRANKS! — Lester Bangs, Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung, p. 284, 1979
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