xandemic

English

Etymology

Blend of Xanax +‎ pandemic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zænˈdɛmɪk/

Noun

xandemic (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang) A period of time in the mid 2010s associated with widespread abuse of Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication, by teenagers in the United States.
    • [2024 February 21, Nick Thompson, quoting Magdalene Taylor, “What to Know About Different Countries’ Drug Scenes, According to Locals”, in Vice‎[1], archived from the original on 26 August 2024:
      Even that period of time, they call it the “xandemic”, where people were recreationally doing a lot of Xanax, doing a lot of benzos, that is also not quite as popular as it was before, though it’s still very big – painkillers as well.]
    • 2025 August 3, @bubblegumbword, X (formerly Twitter)‎[2] (post), archived from the original on 2 December 2025:
      No you don't get it my bf isn't dumb he's just a victim of gifted kid burnout and the xandemic
    • 2025 September 22, @thedigitaldash_, X (formerly Twitter)‎[3] (post), archived from the original on 2 December 2025:
      i completely understand younger ppl's aversion to drugs bc a lot of them were alive to see the xandemic.
    • 2025 November 3, @antlers_augury, X (formerly Twitter)‎[4] (post), archived from the original on 2 December 2025:
      I was prescribed xanax at the height of the xandemic in 2017 and this girl at my middle school tried buying some so i sold her my iron pills saying it was the xans and she did exactly this
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