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pheesic

nounbody

a purgative medicine to purge bowels

A medicine or remedy, typically a purgative or laxative used to purge the bowels.

Example in use

Gie me a pheesic, Ah'm gey bungit.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/FEE-sik/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: physic

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