English Explanatory Dictionary

Ts and blues

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The combination of the drugs pentazocine (an opioid analgesic) and tripelennamine (an antihistamine), used for recreational purposes due to its euphoric effect in the 1970s and 1980s.

Word forms

Ts and blues tees and blues tease and blues

Etymology

Ts is an initialism of Talwin, a brand name for pentazocine; blues derives from the fact that tripelennamine tablets are usually blue in color.

Synonyms

Ts and Bs
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