angel dust

English

Etymology

First use appears c. 1969, in Rolling Stone magazine.

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

angel dust (uncountable)

1. (slang) Phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.

   Synonyms: fairy dust, PCP, peace pill, crystal, hog, horse tranquilizer, zoot

2. (Ireland, slang) Clenbuterol, a banned growth hormone formerly used in animal feedlots.

   Coordinate term: devil's dust

Related terms

• angel dusting

Translations

phencyclidine

• Finnish: enkelipöly
• Russian: а́нгельская пыль (ru) f (ángelʹskaja pylʹ)

clenbuterol — see clenbuterol

Further reading

• Jonathon Green (2024) “angel dust n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang