dipper

dipper
 n.— «A man was taken to a hospital for an emergency psychiatric evaluation Wednesday after he darted into traffic and then told police that he had been smoking “dippers,” a street term for a PCP-laced cigarette, Annapolis police said.» —“Armed robbery suspect sought by police” Baltimore Sun (Maryland) Sept. 21, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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