poppers

noun

1. (informal, uncountable)Drugs of the alkyl nitrate class used recreationally as a sexual stimulant, especially among gay men.

   “Have I been doing too much poppers?”

   “Amyl nitrate, colloquially called “poppers” has been implicated in the epidemic among gay men.”

   “Amyl nitrate, or “poppers,” has been popular as a sexual stimulant in male homosexual communities.”

   “When compared with crystal and its devastating effects, poppers was a relatively mild threat. In fact, many only saw its benefits. “Amyl nitrate is the only drug gay people can claim to know better than straight people"”

   “People were convinced that 'poppers' was being pumped through the air conditioning units. That the glasses were being rinsed in morphine! They were desperately trying to find some explanation for their excessiveness.”

2. (form-of, plural)plural of popper

   “Poppers are used commonly during social events such as dancing and for muscle relaxation during sex. Poppers are most commonly used in the lesbian and gay population , but have been experimented with by others as well.”

   “Hank Wilson, a gay activist in San Francisco who founded the Committee to Monitor Poppers in 1981 , is candid about why poppers are so prevalent.”

   “When the original case-control studies of men with HIV infection were performed, poppers were associated with having AIDS, but there were concerns that this was the result of confounding with indices of sexual activity”