roofie
noun[C]
slanguk/ˈruː.fi/us/ˈruː.fi/anamountof adrug,especiallyRohypnol, that is given to someonesecretlyandillegally, usually in adrink, inorderto make themunconsciousorunabletofunctionnormallyso that they can beraped(= made to havesexagainsttheirwishes)orotherwiseharmed:
Theywarnedthegirlsthat arapistmaytryto put a “roofie” intheirdrink.
We are doing all we can topromoteroofieawareness.
- Rohypnol ishypnoticcompoundknownon thestreetas the "date-rapedrug", or morecolloquiallyas a "roofie".
- Giving someone a roofie would beconsideredevidenceof “purposeful”conduct, which is why thelawin moststatesincludesthat under thedefinitionofrape.
Specific types of drug
- addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- hallucinogenic
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- smack
roofie
verb[T]
slanguk/ˈruː.fi/us/ˈruː.fi/tosecretlyandillegallygive someone adrug,especiallyRohypnol, usually in adrink, inorderto make themunconsciousorunabletofunctionnormallyso that they can beraped(= made to havesexagainsttheirwishes)orotherwiseharmed:
A woman whobelievesshe was roofied at alocalbarwentpublicwith herstory.
- Signs of being roofiedincludeextremetirednessandevenamnesia,meaningthepersonwho isattackedwill notrememberwhathappened.
- Thegirlskeeptheirhandsovertheirdrinkstoavoidgetting roofied.
- The mostobvioussignsof being roofied arealmostexactlythe same as thesymptomsof beingdrunk.