tik
n.— «Tik, Tuk-Tuk or crystal meth gives adolescents what they want—confidence and a sense of power.» —“The drug that keeps teens from growing up” by Di Caelers Cape Argus (Cape Town, South Africa) June 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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