chase the dragon

English

Etymology

A slang phrase of Cantonese origin from Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese: 追龍, Simplified Chinese: 追龙. "Chasing" refers to the careful movement of the liquid in order to keep it from coalescing into a single, unmanageable mass.

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Verb

chase the dragon

  1. (slang) To inhale the vapour from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.
  2. (idiomatic) To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.
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