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pur·ple drank
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purple dranknoun
A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.
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Purple drank
Purple drank is a slang term for a recreational drug popular in the hip hop community in the southern United States, originating in Houston, Texas. Its main ingredient is prescription-strength cough syrup containing codeine and promethazine. Cough syrup is typically mixed with ingredients such as Sprite soft drink or Mountain Dew and pieces of Jolly Rancher candy. The purplish hue of purple drank comes from dyes in the cough syrup. There are numerous slang terms for purple drank, including sizzurp, lean, syrup, drank, barre, purple jelly, Texas tea, and Tsikuni.
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purple dranknoun
Liquid Codeine, promethezine (prescription cough syrup), a drug that is drank or used to dip joints or cigarettes in. Also known as "lean," "syrup,", "barre," or "sizzurp."Term used mainly by people in the "dirty south"
purple dranknoun
Purple Drink aka Purple, Purple stuff, etc. Slang term for codeine cough syrup named for it's purple color; also called "lean," "syrup,", "barre," or "sizzurp." Term used mainly by people in the "dirty south" see lean; The term has a particularly strong tie to the South, the use of which led to the screwed and chopped phenomenon, started in Houston by DJ Screw, because it made users slowed down similar to the style of the music. It ironically was the cause of death of DJ Screw himself. What you know bout' purple drank -- Paul Wall (They Don't Know)
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purple drank in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purple drank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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