/ˈvaɪpɚ/
OriginFrom Middle French vipere, from Old French vipre, from Latin vīpera, contracted from vīvipara f (“viviparous”, adj.), from vīvus (“alive”, adj.) + parere (“to bear”, verb). Doublet of weever and wyvern.
- A venomous snake in the family Viperidae.
- informalAny venomous snake.
- figurativelyA dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
“And aggravate my folly who committed / To ſuch a viper his moſt ſacred truſt / Of ſecreſie, my ſafety, and my life.”
“Consider, for the love of Heaven, to what you run madly: will you take this viper into your bed?”
“Then there's the heterosexual, open-mined ^([sic]) entourage who loves us dearly and are our best friends. They laugh at our humor and understand our sorrow. For they are rare and unique in prison. Bu”
- slangA person who smokes marijuana.
“Dreamed about a reefer five feet long / Mighty Mezz, but not too strong / You'll be high but not for long / If you're a viper”
Formsvipers(plural)
Source: Wiktionary