Merriam-Webster: People are talking about 'key bumps,' and so we have a duty to tell you some things

[demmiblue]

People are talking about ‘key bumps,’ and so we have a duty to tell you some things about this.

A ‘bump,’ in this context, may be defined as “a small quantity of an illicit drug when inhaled in powdered form at one time.” We do not enter ‘key bump’ as a fixed phrase, as it has not yet demonstrated wide currency of use.

You may, if you choose, refer to ‘small amounts of drugs sniffed off a key’ as ‘key bumps,’ but there is something you should be aware of…

This use of ‘key’ is what we call an attributive noun; you can read more about it here:

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[DBoon]

1. then there are "bump keys"

https://keysmiths.com/everything-about-bump-keys/

Bump keys are specially designed with a specific cutting technique that can sidestep the security mechanism in the average tumbler and pin lock. It’s interesting to note here that bump keys are often called “999 keys” because when they’re placed into the key-making machine the ridges are cut to their full depth. They’re easy to access and replicate time and again because most locksmiths can cut a bump key in less than five minutes.

[NightWatcher]

8. This is what I clicked here for. I've got a couple in my lock pick set.

I'm much better at getting people to open the doors for me than I am at opening them up myself discreetly.

[hlthe2b]

2. Now, that's how to put a tendency toward "Grammar Nazism" to good use. Are they hiring?

[lagomorph777]

3. I feel like I've just landed after a long trip to Mars.

WTF is this about?

[blm]

4. Madison Cawthorn

told a podcast he was invited to sex and cocaine parties in DC by fellow Republicans.

[gratuitous]

5. Apparently young Madison Cawthorne spun a very cool story

Something about allegedly being invited to orgies by his Republican elders, where various forms of illicit narcotic drugs may or may not have been consumed. Young Madison mentioned the term "key bump" in describing how other people - not him! - may have ingested the drugs. Which he knows nothing about.

[lagomorph777]

7. I missed that term in his yarn.

Or maybe I thought it was a "bump" in social media hits or something...

[demmiblue]

6. Madison Cawthorne discussing key bumps:

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