What Does Lemo Mean in a Text?
The Quick Answer
Lemo means "Cocaine" and "Lemonade."More Detail...
Lemo is a slang term which has long been used in Liverpool, UK to refer to lemonade. More recently, it has come to be used as a nickname for cocaine. It's use in this context had already spread to the US before it really took off in 2025, after being featured in the hit Neflix series Adolescence.
Lemo is also spelled "lemmo."
We have over 200 terms in our glossary of drug-related terms. Some of these terms are meant to be amusing, some are meant to be descriptive, and some are meant to be "cool." They all have one thing in common though: they all mask the true nature of the texts they feature in.Image for Lemo

Lemo is slang that originated in Liverpool, England.
Summary of Key Points
Lemo (Definition 1) | |
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Definition: | Cocaine |
Type: | Word (Slang) |
Guessability: | ![]() 5: Extremely difficult to guess |
Typical Users: | ![]() Adults and Teenagers |
Lemo (Definition 2) | |
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Definition: | Lemonade |
Type: | Word (Slang) |
Guessability: | ![]() 2: Quite easy to guess |
Typical Users: | ![]() Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s |
An Academic Look at Lemo

"Lemo" is a slang term. Slang is informal language that consists of words, phrases, and uses of language that are often restricted to a specific context or a particular group of users. It is not typically used in formal or professional settings.
Example of Lemo Used in a Text
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