Noun:
A relatively recently slang word around the East Coast of the U.S (namely in parts of the following areas: DC, PA,
MD, VA, and maybe others) for the notorious street drug heroin - an illicit, powerful, and deadly opioid narcotic.
Synonyms and Related
Words:
heroin,
dope, H, boy, down, brown, dogfood, charlie, smack, scramble, tar, junk
Phonetics:
xe-na
ZEE + NUH
Etymology:
Derived from the fictional
female title character, Xena, from the 1990's television franchise "Xena: Warrior
Princess." This adaptation of Xena as a moniker for heroin is a clever reference to Xena notably being the heroine of the franchise. The spelling of "heroine" is the same as that of the drug ("heroin") with only an addition of a letter "e" to the end.
