Valium Definition & Meaning

valium
noun
  1. a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning

"Valium" in song lyrics

See how valium is used in real songs:

  • "Allow me to finish this off with a Valium"
    Bizarre f/ King Gordy, Swifty McVay, stic.man — Ghetto Music
  • "Seance and they knock me off with the Valium"
    Bizzy Bone — Schizophrenic
  • "I got the world wild and mad cause I took a Valium"
    Chino XL — 90 Bars of Intervention

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