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As an abbreviation med

is (degree ) master of education.

As a noun meth is

(slang) methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride or meth can be (geordie|pejorative) a tramp.

med

English

Etymology 1

Shortened from medical.

Adjective

(-)
  • (informal) Medical.
    • I'm in med school.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal, chiefly, in the plural) medications, especially prescribed psychoactive medications.
    • He's been very strange. I wonder if he's not been taking his meds .
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    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
  • (UK, dialect) may; might
  • * Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure
    • You med be religious, or you med not, but you can't help striking in your homely note with the rest.

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    meth

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of methamphetamine .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.

    • Etymology 2

    From meths'' or ''methylated spirits , as stereotypically drunk by tramps.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Geordie, pejorative) A tramp.
    • Related terms
    * meths drinker

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