Taking cocaine.
Powder your nose
Example Sentences
"She's gone to powder her nose."
"Powdering his nose in the toilets."
Etymology & History
Euphemism for using the toilet (traditional excuse for women). Extended to mean taking cocaine (white powder) in the 1980s-90s drug culture.
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Region
General British
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Era
1980s
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Language
Moderate
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Formality
Informal
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