"Perc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɜːk/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand, UK], /pɝk/ [Canada, US] Forms: Percs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k Etymology: Clipping of Percocet. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Percocet}} Clipping of Percocet Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Perc (countable and uncountable, plural Percs)
  1. (slang) Clipping of Percocet, especially when it is used as a recreational drug. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: Percocet (extra: especially when it is used as a recreational drug) Categories (topical): Recreational drugs Derived forms: perked out
    Sense id: en-Perc-en-noun-en:Percocet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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