# sherm

> English word · Noun · IPA /ʃɜː(ɹ)m/ · frequency rank #85,767

## Definitions
1. The drug phencyclidine (PCP).
2. A cigarette soaked in PCP.
3. A degenerate; a person not worthy of respect.

## Etymology
From Nat Sherman, a cigarette brand and former tobacco store in New York City, which used to be the most popular brand to dip in PCP, because unlike most other cigarettes, they did not fall apart when wet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sherm