snuff
n.— «He stormed over to his Scotland Yard personal protection officer, and raged: “F****** w*****s! They keep trying to offer me snuff (slang for cocaine).”» —“Wills And Harry On The Lash” by Jane Kerr Mirror (U.K.) Apr. 1, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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