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 dragonmug. 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 Dragonmug. by cn1999 September 23, 2003
Get the chase the dragonmug. 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 Dragonmug. 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 Dragonmug. The term "chasing the dragon" or "chasing dragons" refers to a situation where someone is repeating a theme or pattern in life hoping to find the same results experienced a prior time. An experience of significant impact is the catalyst associated with good times, improvements, enhancements, happiness, pleasures, dreams coming true, etc. One is said to be chasing dragons when they seek to repeat this pattern hoping for the same results experienced the first time.
He has been chasing the dragon or chasing dragons looking for another high school sweetheart ever since they broke up.
That band has been chasing the dragon since their first single looking for another hit.
That band has been chasing the dragon since their first single looking for another hit.
by TrinityAuthor October 3, 2020
Get the Chasing the dragon or chasing dragonsmug. by l33t m45t3r k1ch1g41 February 13, 2004
Get the chasing the dragonmug.