Originally in reference to feeding an opium addiction, this can refer to ploughing through any task past the point of diminishing returns, with disregard to one's own health, sanity or well-being.
We shot 16 hours yesterday, so rather than go to sleep, I had a couple espressos and followed it with a handful of vivarin to work through the night. It's 9:00 AM and by this point, I'm just chasing the dragon.
by Tim Toon August 23, 2007
Get the chasing the dragon mug.Old school, smoking Opium with a straw or straw like object. Burn Opium then suck up the smoke as it rises and shimmies (Ie: like a Dragons Tail ). Defintion #2 is the retarded "girls gone wild " version.
by T-Bone418 October 10, 2005
Get the Chasing the Dragon mug.Chasing The Dragonfly is term coined by Nick Gardner and Alec Nichols for shooting up heroin. The dragonfly is a symbol for heroin. The chasing part comes from of how you chase the liquid down into your veins using a syringe.
Nick: *pulls out syringe full of heroin.*
Alec: What are you doing man?
Nick: Chasing the Dragonfly emaBrosa.
Alec: Dude, that's awesome.
Nick: Yep, we're all just trees man.
Alec: Dude where's the dragonfly running off to man?
Nick: I don't know, but I feel like listening to some Jonny Craig man..
Alec: What are you doing man?
Nick: Chasing the Dragonfly emaBrosa.
Alec: Dude, that's awesome.
Nick: Yep, we're all just trees man.
Alec: Dude where's the dragonfly running off to man?
Nick: I don't know, but I feel like listening to some Jonny Craig man..
by WhenBoySetsFire February 28, 2011
Get the Chasing the Dragonfly mug.Chasing the Dragon!! You chase the dragon while injecting yourself... but you never actually catch the dragon.
by S.P.Luuuuuvah June 23, 2008
Get the Chasing the Dragon mug.Originally used to describe the practice of smoking heroine or opium, the term now includes other forms of inhalation of controlled and uncontrolled substances such as marajuana a/k/a mary jane or weed, crack or coke
by Ike&Tina December 31, 2009
Get the Chasing the Dragon mug.by l33t m45t3r k1ch1g41 February 13, 2004
Get the chasing the dragon mug.Commonly confused with the art of smoking opium, chasing the dragon refers to the senseless quest of a dragon slayer. Similar to Don Quioxte's misguided mission of battling windmills, a dragon slayer's prerogative is to sexually conquer girls with a similar size and attractiveness of a dragon.
by MrKoi May 31, 2007
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