stim pack
nounEtymology Compare stim (“stimulant drug”).
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction, Video games A medicine, device, or similar item used to restore health or to relieve fatigue or pain.
- His father said, “Look, son, you're shaky. Sit down, take a stim pack. I got to deal with this right now.”1983, Gregory Benford, Against Infinity, Timescape Books, page 117:
- Meds, he thought, need meds. Shut off the damn pain. Got to grab a few stim packs.2009, Matthew Costello, Doom 3: Maelstrom, Pocket Books, page 49:
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- The alien chose a stim pack from the kit. “This one, I believe.” He pressed it against the dying soldier.2013, Kevin J. Anderson, “Comrades in Arms”, in Five by Five, WordFire Press, page 63:
- Given how much you’ll be using Slow Mode, you can basically think of this Perk as picking up a few extra Stim Pack charges. In other words, it’s incredibly powerful.2023 May 1, Matthew Byrd, “Jedi Survivor: Where to Find the Most Powerful Perks”, in Den of Geek!: