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cocaine

noun

NAmE//koʊˈkeɪn//

, NAmE//ˈkoʊkeɪn//

(informal coke) [uncountable]

a powerful drug that some people take illegally for pleasure and can become addicted to. Doctors sometimes use it as an anesthetic.

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