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GATEWAY DRUG

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Dictionary entry overview: What does gateway drug mean?

• GATEWAY DRUG (noun)
The noun GATEWAY DRUG has 1 sense:

1. a habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs

Familiarity information: GATEWAY DRUG used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GATEWAY DRUG (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A habit-forming drug that is not addictive but its use may lead to the use of other addictive drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

one college athlete recently called beer a gateway drug for young people

Hypernyms ("gateway drug" is a kind of...):

drug of abuse; street drug (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)

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