"K-hole" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-K-hole.ogg [Australia]
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  1. (slang) The state of dissociation from (and lack of control over) the body commonly experienced after taking relatively high doses of the drug ketamine. Wikipedia link: K-hole Tags: slang
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