hero of the underworld

hero of the underworld

slang Heroin. Yeah, I smoke pot every now and then, but hero of the underworld? No thanks, man.
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hero (of the underworld)

n. heroin. Don says he knows the hero of the underworld well.
See also: hero, of
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