tranq
tranq Lexical Profile
tranq Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A tranquilizing drug or sedative, or a dart containing such a substance (informal).
"The wildlife veterinarian loaded a tranq into the rifle to safely sedate the injured bear."
North American Xylazine, a veterinary sedative increasingly used as an illicit street drug or adulterant mixed with opioids (slang).
"Public health officials issued a warning about the rising prevalence of tranq in the local drug supply."
• verb
To administer a tranquilizer to a person or animal, especially by firing a tranquilizer dart (informal).
"The rangers had to tranq the wandering moose so they could relocate it to a safer forest."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as an informal clipping of 'tranquilizer', ultimately deriving from the Latin 'tranquillus', meaning 'calm' or 'still'.
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