nembie
(ˈnɛmbɪ)
Also nebbie, nemish, nemmie, nimby.
U.S. colloq. contractions of Nembutal.
| 1950 [see goof ball]. 1953 W. Burroughs Junkie (1972) ii. 23 This night Herman was knocked out on ‘nembies’ and his head kept falling down onto the bar. Ibid. iv. 40 Next day I was worse and could not get out of bed. So I stayed in bed taking nembies at intervals. Ibid. 158 Nembies, Goof Balls, Yellow Jackets... Nembutal capsules. 1969 R. R. Lingeman Drugs from A to Z 182 Nembutal... Slang names: nebbies, nemmies, nemish, yellow jackets. 1971 E. E. Landy Underground Dict. 139 Nembutal... Nemish, nemmie, nimby. |