LEMO

What Does Lemo Mean in a Text?

Terms Used by Drug Dealers and Users

We have over 200 terms in our glossary of drug-related terms. Some of these terms are meant to be amusing, some are meant to be descriptive, and some are meant to be "cool." They all have one thing in common though: they all mask the true nature of the texts they feature in. Here is the one you care about:

Lemo means "Cocaine" and "Lemonade."

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Lemo is a slang term which has long been used in Liverpool, UK to refer to lemonade. More recently, it has come to be used as a nickname for cocaine. It's use in this context has spread to the US. Lemo is also spelled LEMMO.

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When I write Lemo, I mean this:

Lemo is slang for cocaine and lemonade.

Summary of Key Points for First Definition of Lemo

"Cocaine" is the most common definition for Lemo in drugs-related chat on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.

Lemo
Definition:	Cocaine
Type:	Word (Slang)
Guessability:	5: Extremely difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for Second Definition

"Lemonade" is another common definition for Lemo.

Lemo
Definition:	Lemonade
Type:	Word (Slang)
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

An Academic Look at Lemo

Lemo is a slang word. Slang refers to words, phrases and uses of language that are regarded as very informal and which are often restricted to a special context or a particular group of users.