Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A tablet of the sedative flunitrazepam.

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  • noun slang The date rape drug Rohypnol

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably alteration (influenced by roof) of Rohypnol.]

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Examples

  • This isn't the apocalypse, though, it's comedy, and the outbreak is averted by cool temps and a massive roofie from the authorities (who show up six hours later on the dot).

    Matt's TV Week in Review 2010

  • The roofie is just kicking in and when you wake up you'll be pregnant and sore

    Self-Deprecation Works 2008

  • Rohypnol, a powerful sedative known as roofie or the forget-me-pill, is banned without a prescription in the UK and the United States.

    The date rape menace 2008

  • He slipped her a 'roofie' then when she became incapacitated, took her back to her room, raped her, which resulted in a pregnancy.

    jokers to the right 2005

  • The two men weren't sure of themselves or what had occurred but after reading about two other possible "roofie" incidents in The Aspen Times on Jan. 11, they didn't feel as alone, Pruess said.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • "I don't have any leads nor do I have any confirmation of what they are saying," Olson said, adding traces of the date rape drug, THB, or Rufinol, commonly referred to as a "roofie," go out of the blood stream within hours.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • The two men weren't sure of themselves or what had occurred but after reading about two other possible "roofie" incidents in The Aspen Times on Jan. 11, they didn't feel as alone, Pruess said.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • "I don't have any leads nor do I have any confirmation of what they are saying," Olson said, adding traces of the date rape drug, THB, or Rufinol, commonly referred to as a "roofie," go out of the blood stream within hours.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2010

  • "Come si dice 'roofie'?" she asked the sketchy pair as they watched the liquid pass from glass to lips.

    The Temple News 2009

  • Like I said, Rohypnol (the namesake of "roofie") is related to many other commonly-perscribed medications, and it seems order of magnitude more likely that someone who believes they were roofied actually just took a benzo and didn't how poorly they react with alcohol (something that psychiatrists should be more fastidious in mentioning).

    Libertarian Blog Place 2009

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