joy-popper n.
1. (drugs) a person who occasionally takes illegal drugs, esp. injectable narcotics.
AS XI:2 123/1: joy-popper. A person, not a confirmed addict, who indulges in an occasional shot of dope. However, joy-popping is usually the beginning of a permanent addiction. | ‘Argot of the Und. Narcotic Addict’ Pt 1 in||
Man with the Golden Arm 24: They called those using the stuff only occasionally ‘joy-poppers’. | ||
AS XXVII:1 27: JOY POPPERS, n. Inexperienced users of drugs. | ‘Teen-age Hophead Jargon’||
Monkey On My Back (1954) 52: He admitted that he used heroin ‘occasionally’ [...] declaring that he was only a ‘joy-popper’ – an occasional user. | ||
Viper 78: Our clients were [...] not far enough gone to be registered [as addicts]. We called them ‘joy-poppers’. | ||
Narcotics Lingo and Lore. | ||
Underground Dict. (1972). | ||
Airtight Willie and Me 74: The legions of junkie joy poppers who had fouled her rotten with their shooting galleries. |
2. a delight.
Gentleman Junkie 68: And tonight’s show is a real joy-popper! | ‘This Is Jackie Spinning’ in