devil's dust

devil's dust

English

Noun

devil's dust (uncountable)

  1. (slang, informal) Any type of powder or dustlike substance whose use or effect is considered to be harmful or malevolent.
    Coordinate term: angel dust (clenbuterol)
  2. (obsolete) Shoddy produced by a devil (machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc).

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