truth serum
nounDefinition of truth serum
: a hypnotic or anesthetic held to induce a subject under questioning to talk freely
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There are truth serums disguised as cafecitos, herbs with magical powers, prayer altars and characters hailing from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina. — Meg Medina, New York Times, "Dark Magic and Other Escapes in These Summer Y.A. Novels," 1 June 2018 Harry joins her and this is where the truth serum is served. — Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country, "Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance," 14 May 2018 Sure, it was fueled by booze, but alcohol is as much a truth serum as anything else. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "Former Saints player Jeff Charleston airs brain disease concerns on 'Southern Charm New Orleans'," 30 Apr. 2018 And while part of that is the bitter swig of truth serum that the better team won, another part is that this was a breakthrough season and a harbinger of better days ahead for K-State under Weber. — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, "Charmed Loyola-Chicago Ramblers snuff out K-State's memorable season | The Kansas City Star," 24 Mar. 2018 What Mitchell also does extraordinarily well is portray a man who unintentionally uses liquor as a truth serum of sorts. — Andreas Hale, The Root, "Sundance’s Tyrel Is Get Out Without Hypnosis or the Sunken Place," 9 Feb. 2018 There are truth serums disguised as cafecitos, herbs with magical powers, prayer altars and characters hailing from Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Argentina. — Meg Medina, New York Times, "Dark Magic and Other Escapes in These Summer Y.A. Novels," 1 June 2018 Harry joins her and this is where the truth serum is served. — Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country, "Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance," 14 May 2018 Sure, it was fueled by booze, but alcohol is as much a truth serum as anything else. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, "Former Saints player Jeff Charleston airs brain disease concerns on 'Southern Charm New Orleans'," 30 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'truth serum.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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