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truth serum
noun
: a hypnotic or anesthetic held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely
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With Her Half-Up Space Buns Hilary Duff Expressed Her Cat-Lady Pride With a $28 Hair Clip
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Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Feb. 2025
Moment of truth for DeAndre Hopkins Former Pro Bowl wideout Brandon Marshall apparently dumped truth serum into DeAndre Hopkins’ water bottle.
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Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
There’s a great three-way race between Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson for MVP this year, but given truth serum, every coach in the league would take Mahomes at quarterback.
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Josh Kendall, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
The assignment escalated into a deadly couple’s fight involving shootouts, bombs and knives culminating in a double dose of truth serum.
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Meredith Woerner, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1913, in the meaning defined above
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“Truth serum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truth%20serum. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
truth serum
noun
: a hypnotic or anesthetic (as thiopental) held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely
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