(slang, AAVE) A mixed drink including a codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup as an ingredient.
(slang, AAVE) A mixed drink including a codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup as an ingredient.
"Jukie Skate Rock" doesn't sound anything like a proper roller-rink anthem, more like a sizzurp-addled Rollerball outtake
"sizzurp" means: A mixed drink including a codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup as an ingredient.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
"sizzurp" means: A mixed drink including a codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup as an ingredient.. This is informal slang, common in casual speech, texting and social media, but not appropriate for school work, applications or professional settings. There is no real cause for concern in itself; it is everyday peer vocabulary. If your child uses it, a light comment about audience and register is usually enough — no need to escalate. Context, more than the word, tells you whether to follow up.
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A recreational drink combining prescription cough syrup (containing codeine and promethazine) with soda and candy. Heavily associated with Houston hip-hop and "purple drank" / "sizzurp" iconography. Carries serious health risks including respiratory depression.
A recreational drug composed of codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with usually soda and associated with the hip-hop culture of the Southern United States.
(AAVE, slang) Intoxicated on alcohol or drugs; stoned.
(North America) A slushie; a partially-frozen drink made of small ice crystals flavored with syrup.
"sizzurp" means: A mixed drink including a codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup as an ingredient.. Register: informal slang, fine in casual conversation, texting and social media but not in academic essays, business writing or formal speech. Note the regional or dialect label (AAVE) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a
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(British) A slushie, a slush, a nonalcoholic drink made of small ice crystals flavored with syrup.