NICKEL

What Does NICKEL 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:

A NICKEL is a coin worth ten cents.

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In slang, NICKEL means "Measure of Drugs" and "Five-Year Term."

Measure of Drugs

In the context of illegal drugs, a NICKEL is five dollars' worth of drugs (usually marijuana). For example:

• Toni: How much do you want?
• Jo: Give me a NICKEL.
• Toni: Man, how am I ever going to earn my pension selling NICKELS?!

Five-Year Term

NICKEL is also used to refer to any term of five years, usually in prison, but also in the army, etc. For example:

• Pat: How's your brother?
• Lee: He's doing a NICKEL for Uncle Sam. What about your bro?
• Pat: He's upstate, doing a NICKEL for selling NICKELS on street corners.

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When I write NICKEL, I mean this:

"Measure of Drugs"

Summary of Key Points for the First Definition of NICKEL

"Measure of Drugs" is, by far, the most common meaning for NICKEL when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)

NICKEL
Definition:	Measure of Drugs
Type:	Word
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Summary of Key Points for the Second Definition

"Five-Year Term" is another common definition for NICKEL.

NICKEL
Definition:	Five-Year Term
Type:	Word
Guessability:	3: Guessable
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Example of NICKEL Used in a Text

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