oxy

noun

1. (uncountable)The bivalent R-O-R functional group found in ethers.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable)Clipping of oxyacetylene, a mixture of oxygen and acetylene used for cutting and welding metals.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, slang, uncountable)Clipping of oxycodone, an opioid similar to heroin.

   “One of the detectives, Sgt. Joseph Ballou, discovered that during a drug raid in 2012, Springfield cops had confiscated 51 oxycodone pills — the gold standard of prescription opioids. ¶ The oxies were turned over to Farak for analysis and she issued a certificate saying the pills were not illegal.”

4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, informal, uncountable)Clipping of oxygen.

name

1. (informal)Occidental College