recreational drug

Other forms: recreational drugs

Definitions of recreational drug
  1. noun
    a narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive
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    type of:
    narcotic
    a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction
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