enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Shabu - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabu

    Shabu or syabu may refer to: Shabu, a slang term for the drug methamphetamine, used in Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. Ya ba, also called shabú (Philippines), pills with a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine prevalent throughout Asia. Shabu, a fictional genie from the sitcom Just Our Luck

  3. Illegal drug trade in the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegal_drug_trade_in_the...

    Two of the most used and valuable illegal drugs in the country are methamphetamine hydrochloride (known locally as shabu) and marijuana. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 2012, the United Nations said the Philippines had the highest rate of methamphetamine use in East Asia, and according to a U.S. State Department report, 2.1 percent of Filipinos aged 16 to 64 ...

  4. Betel nut chewing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel_nut_chewing

    Betel nut chewing, also called betel quid chewing or areca nut chewing, is a practice in which areca nuts (also called "betel nuts") are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects, the primary psychoactive compound being arecoline.

  5. Cannabis in the Philippines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_in_the_Philippines

    The cultivation and use of cannabis is illegal in the Philippines under Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As the Philippines is a signatory to the 1961 United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs , [ 3 ] Cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug , which limits its use to medical and ...

  6. Glossary of early twentieth century slang in the United States

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_early...

    Appealing to one's deepest emotions or inner feelings; Tug at one's heartstrings; also heart-tugging [216] have the bees To be rich [217] have kittens 1. Expressing intense and unexpected emotions; see cast a kitten [95] 2. Experience a sudden outburst of laughter, fear, or anger e.g. "He got so upset, I thought he was going to have kittens" [95]

  7. Rugby boy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_boy

    They are one of the most well-known poverty-afflicted people found in the slums of the Philippines. They are known for using and being addicted to a contact cement known as "Rugby" brand manufactured by Bostik and other aromatic solvents to alleviate their hunger , and resulting in crime to fund their addiction.

  8. The making of America’s other Women’s World Cup team: The ...

    www.aol.com/sports/making-america-other-women...

    But only one of the squad’s 23 players was born in the Philippines; 18 of 23 were born in America. ... first decade in America wholly unaware that the Philippines women’s national team existed ...

  9. Pinoy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinoy

    Pinoy (/ p ɪ ˈ n ɔɪ / or / p iː ˈ n ɔɪ / [1] Tagalog:) is a common informal self-reference used by Filipinos to refer to citizens of the Philippines and their culture as well as to overseas Filipinos in the Filipino diaspora. [2] [page needed] [3] A Pinoy who has any non-Filipino foreign ancestry is often informally called Tisoy.