chemical n.
1. bad or adulterated narcotics.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | (con. 1930s) Addicts Who Survived 187: The Italians were selling shit, chemical, acid. |
2. any chemical drug, as opposed to marijuana etc; often as chemicals.
| letter 19 June in Joint (1972) 117: They [...] turn on with chemicals they primarily refer to as ‘stimulants’. | |
| Shake Him Till He Rattles (1964) 106: ‘A few chemicals,’ Ann told him. | |
| Faggots 323: Why am I the only one who has such paranoia with my chemicals! | |
![[Aus]](/static/img/flags/aus.png "Australia") | Aus. Prison Sl. Gloss. 🌐 Chemicals 2. Illicit drugs. |
3. (Aus. prison) toiletries, shampoo etc.
| Aus. Prison Sl. Gloss. 🌐 Chemicals. 1.That part of a prisoner’s buy-up, which relates to toiletries, hair shampoos, etc. |
4. (drugs) crack cocaine.
| ONDCP Street Terms 5: Chemical — Crack Cocaine. |
SE in slang uses
In compounds
a dyed blonde.
![[Can]](/static/img/flags/can.png "Canada") | ‘Sins of the Mothers’ in Canada Mthly Dec. 98/2: ‘I, the skirt dancer, the tights wearer, the chemical blonde’. |
(US black) hair that has been straightened through the application of a special mixture.
 | My Race 24: He still had his Chemical Head, with a black scarf tied around his head knotted in the front. |