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(Fictional). A powerfully deadly & undetectable poison originating from Australia. Both colourless and odourless (in Australia, the correct spelling of those words), iocaine powder will dissolve instantly when poured into a liquid. However, starting with a tiny dose and carefully increasing consumption over time, one can build up a tolerance to iocaine.
The substance was introduced in "The Princess Bride" (1973), a novel by William Goldman, where it featured in a battle of wits between the Sicilian criminal genius, Vizzini, and the mysterious Man in Black. The scene was later depicted in the movie "The Princess Bride" (1987). References to Iocaine powder have subsequently been made in movies "The Haunted Mansion" (2003) and "Jack and the Beanstalk" (2009). In the latter, it's mentioned by the pawnbroker played by actor Wallace Shawn, who starred as Vizzini in "The Princess Bride".
Iocaine is sometimes misspelt as "iocane". The correct spelling is modelled after that of the real drug cocaine (from "coca" (the plant which produces the drug) + the chemical suffix "-ine"). It would appear that the pronunciation of the name of this poison, "I owe Cain", is a subtle reference to Cain, the first murderer (Genesis 4:8) —though it should be noted that Cain killed with some kind of physical violence, not with poison.
Buttercup: “And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned!”
The Man in Black : “They were both poisoned. I've spent the last few years of my life building up an immunity to iocaine powder.”
(Fictional). A powerfully deadly & undetectable poison originating from Australia. Both colourless and odourless (in Australia, the correct spelling of those words), iocaine powder will dissolve instantly when poured into a liquid. However, starting with a tiny dose and carefully increasing consumption over time, one can build up a tolerance to iocaine.
The substance was introduced in "The Princess Bride" (1973), a novel by William Goldman, where it featured in a battle of wits between the Sicilian criminal genius, Vizzini, and the mysterious Man in Black. The scene was later depicted in the movie "The Princess Bride" (1987). References to Iocaine powder have subsequently been made in movies "The Haunted Mansion" (2003) and "Jack and the Beanstalk" (2009). In the latter, it's mentioned by the pawnbroker played by actor Wallace Shawn, who starred as Vizzini in "The Princess Bride".
Iocaine is sometimes misspelt as "iocane". The correct spelling is modelled after that of the real drug cocaine (from "coca" (the plant which produces the drug) + the chemical suffix "-ine"). It would appear that the pronunciation of the name of this poison, "I owe Cain", is a subtle reference to Cain, the first murderer (Genesis 4:8) —although it should be noted that Cain killed with some kind of physical violence, not with poison.
Buttercup: “And to think, all that time it was your cup that was poisoned!”
The Man in Black : “They were both poisoned. I've spent the last few years of my life building up an immunity to iocaine powder.”
A derogatory term about white people. Relating white people to being albinos. A reference to a movie. To make fun of a white person who isn’t tan.
What’s up powder get some sun.
Old US slang from the 1920s/30s meaning to 'Beat it' 'Scram' 'Move it' 'Get Going' etc. 'Taking a powder' was a commonplace phrase pre-WW2 particularly in the medical field where a doctor would instruct his patient "to take a powder" post assessment.
In American usage, the "powder room" is a euphemism for the ladies lavatory, and the phrase "to powder one's nose" indicates the immediate exit of a lady toward this room. Thus, to "take a powder" is to leave, rather quickly, but with discretion, and without further comment. It appeared in movie and gangster novel lingo in the 1920's.
EXAMPLES:
1) In 1941 song "Let's get away from it all" , Frank Sinatra w/ Tommy Dorsey Sings "....Let's take a powder to Boston for chowder" (ie lets vanish away for a vacation to Boston to eat some chowder)
2) George Raft in the 1939 Film Each Dawn I Die instructs he gangster colleagues to powder after their meeting.
Chad be takin some of that brotein powder, getting all jacked and swole
Powderful - Power + Wonderful. A slang that was derived from a deliberate mispronunciation of powerful.
Powderful is often used as a pun to sarcastically praise someone of his/her qualities.
Ah Seng: “Ah Beng, your english is sibeh powderful. I witnessed your conversation with the ang moh when you were trying to sell her perfume. You used phrases like “a person of your elegance and class” lah, “befitting your simi status“.
A really awesome powder version of codeine that people have to rob pharmacies to get.
He just got dome powder from the guy upstairs.