noun Street Slang

purple drank

· noun · texas

Codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with soda and candy — the original name for lean.

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Definitions

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A recreational drink built from prescription codeine-promethazine cough syrup, a clear soda (usually Sprite), and a Jolly Rancher dropped in for color and sweetness. The purple comes straight from the syrup's dye. Born in Houston's hip-hop scene in the late '80s, pushed mainstream by DJ Screw, and tied to multiple rapper deaths since.

“He poured a double cup of purple drank before the show and could barely stand by the second verse.”
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purple drank In A Sentence

He poured a double cup of purple drank before the show and could barely stand by the second verse.

Origin & Usage

Houston, Texas hip-hop scene in the late 1980s; popularized nationally through DJ Screw's chopped-and-screwed mixtapes in the '90s.

Variants purple stuffpurp
Tags #texas#hip-hop#houston#drugs#lean#urban-lingo

People Also Ask

What does purple drank mean?

Purple drank is codeine-promethazine cough syrup mixed with soda and candy — the original name for the drink now widely known as lean.

How do you use purple drank in a sentence?

"He was sipping purple drank all night and could barely keep his eyes open."

Is purple drank dangerous?

Yes — it's a prescription codeine syrup misused recreationally, and mixing opioids like this can be seriously harmful.

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