date rape drug

See also: date-rape drug

English

Alternative forms

• date-rape drug

Noun

date rape drug (plural date rape drugs)

1. (informal) A drug that is used to incapacitate a victim, rendering them to vulnerable to sexual assault, especially rape. [from 1995]

   Synonym: roofie

Translations

drug used to assist rape

• German: Vergewaltigungsdroge (de) f, K.-o.-Tropfen (de) pl (literally “KO drop”)
• Polish: pigułka gwałtu (pl) f, tabletka gwałtu (pl) f
• Portuguese: (Brazil) boa-noite-cinderela m or m pl (literally “goodnight-Cinderella”)

See also

• mickey

Further reading

• “date rape drug”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “date rape drug”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.