English Explanatory Dictionary

sherm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The drug phencyclidine (PCP).
  2. A cigarette soaked in PCP.
  3. A degenerate; a person not worthy of respect.

Pronunciation

/ʃɜː(ɹ)m/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sherm.wav

Word forms

sherm sherms

Etymology

From Nat Sherman, a cigarette brand and former tobacco store in New York City, which used to be the most popular brand to dip in PCP, because unlike most other cigarettes, they did not fall apart when wet.

Derived words

sherm-head shermhead shermed shermed out sherm stick
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