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camer

to get high (on drugs)

verb ka-MEH Rare

Usage Note

se camer is slang for taking drugs, especially injecting or snorting them. It is always used reflexively: se camer. The related noun la came means drugs (slang), and un camé / une camée is an addict. This vocabulary belongs to a very informal and marginal register.

Examples

"Il s'est camé toute la nuit."

Natural Translation

He was getting high all night.

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