adjective
General Slang
snowed
SNOHD · adjective · slang
Heavily sedated to the point of unresponsiveness
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Describes a patient so loaded with sedatives or opioids that they are barely rousable. To 'snow' someone is to sedate them heavily.
“He was climbing out of bed, so they snowed him overnight.”
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snowed In A Sentence
He was climbing out of bed, so they snowed him overnight.
Origin & Usage
US hospital slang; 'snow' as a blanket of sedation.
People Also Ask
What does 'snowed' mean in a hospital?
It describes a patient who is so heavily sedated on drugs like opioids or sedatives that they are barely rousable.
What does it mean to 'snow' a patient?
To sedate them heavily — to lay a blanket of sedation over them so they settle.
Is 'snowed' a formal medical term?
No, it's informal ward slang, though it's widely understood among clinicians.
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