Slang for a Quaalude pill — specifically the Lemmon 714 brand of methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular as a recreational drug in the 1970s before being controlled.
Northwest Division, Beat: 544, 40 - Other at 42XX BLOCK LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 12:03 PM CDT, Incident# 26-0845729 #dpdi-div-nw #dpdi-beat-544
Northwest Division, Beat: 546, 41/11B - Burg Busn in Progress at 40XX BLOCK LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 1:52 AM CDT, Incident# 26-0843820 #dpdi-div-nw #dpdi-beat-546
Slang for a Quaalude pill — specifically the Lemmon 714 brand of methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular as a recreational drug in the 1970s before being controlled. The term comes directly from the pharmaceutical manufacturer's name (Lemmon Company) stamped on the tablet. Quaaludes became strongly associated with 1970s party culture and have since become notorious through cultural references including 'The Wolf of Wall Street.'
Someone at the party was passing around lemmons and by midnight half the room was barely conscious.
Lemmon means: Slang for a Quaalude pill - specifically the Lemmon 714 brand of methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular as a recreational drug in the 1970s before being controlled. The term comes directly. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on.
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Northwest Division, Beat: 523, 40/01 - Other at LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 1:48 PM CDT, Incident# 26-0846313 #dpdi-div-nw #dpdi-beat-523
Lemmon means: Slang for a Quaalude pill - specifically the Lemmon 714 brand of methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular as a recreational drug in the 1970s before being controlled. The term comes directly. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. It has drug-related associations; worth a calm conversation about which side of the topic your teen is on.
Lemmon means: Slang for a Quaalude pill - specifically the Lemmon 714 brand of methaqualone, a sedative-hypnotic drug popular as a recreational drug in the 1970s before being controlled. The. Register: very informal, often derogatory or vulgar. Avoid in formal, business, academic, or polite writing. Even in casual speech the word can offend and is best left out of a learner's active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(slang) A Qualuude pill.
“Northwest Division, Beat: 544, 40 - Other at 42XX BLOCK LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 12:03 PM CDT, Incident# 26-0845729 #dpdi-div-nw #dpdi-beat-544”
“Northwest Division, Beat: 546, 41/11B - Burg Busn in Progress at 40XX BLOCK LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 1:52 AM CDT, Incident# 26-0843820 #dpdi-div-nw #dpdi-beat-546”
“Northwest Division, Beat: 523, 40/01 - Other at LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 1:48 PM CDT, Incident# 26-0846313 #dpdi-div-nw #dpdi-beat-523”
“Central Division, Beat: 124, 7X - Major Accident at 28XX BLOCK LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 11:04 AM CDT, Incident# 26-0845673 #dpdi-div-c #dpdi-beat-124”
“Central Division, Beat: 121, 21B - Business Hold Up at 27XX BLOCK LEMMON AVE reported on 5/5/2026, 1:16 PM CDT, Incident# 26-0846339 #dpdi-div-c #dpdi-beat-121”
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