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English
Etymology
From the brand name Demerol + -ie.
Noun
demmie (plural demmies)
- (slang, often in the plural) Demerol, especially when used as a recreational drug.
1956, Jess Stearn, Sisters of the Night: The Startling Story of Prostitution in New York Today, New York: Julian Messner, Inc., page 59:“Anyway, when he came out of Patsy's room, I grabbed him by the arm and said, ‘Gee whiz, doc, haven't you got a couple of pills for me—even demerol?’ ” / Willie broke off to explain. “That's a synthetic. We call them demmies. If you can't buy H or M, why, demmies will do the trick.”
1998, Jeffery Deaver, The Coffin Dancer, New York, NY: Pocket Books, published 2021, →ISBN, page 285:“Whatchu got, man?” / “Reds, bennies, dexies, yellow jackets, demmies.” / “Yeah, demmies're good shit, man. I pay you. Fuck. I got money. I'm hurting inside. Got beat up. Where my money?”
2004, Russ Kick, 50 Things You're Not Supposed to Know, volume 2, New York, NY: The Disinformation Company, →ISBN, page unknown:In one of the longest lags between a drug's introduction and a new warning, Demerol, a widely used pain reliever, got a new warning in February 2003: It passes straight into mother's milk, […] . Demerol was introduced in the 1930s. It took 70 years to discover that Demmies pass unaltered into breast milk?