Green’s Dictionary of Slang

seedy n.

[ety. unknown; ? fig. use of SE seedy, rundown; or ? play on c.d., standing for cocaine (? orig.) dealer]

1. see seedy adj. (1)

2. (US black) a dealer in pills.

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[US]R. Klein Jailhouse Jargon and Street Sl. [unpub. ms.].