stoner
Americannoun
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Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
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a person who pelts or assails with stones.
stoners of Paul the Apostle.
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Chiefly British. a person or thing that weighs a specified number of stone (used in combination).
a 12-stoner.
noun
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a device for removing stones from fruit
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slang a person who is habitually under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Etymology
Origin of stoner
First recorded in 1300–50; stone ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )
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If “The Big Lebowski” was a Raymond Chandler riff with a Los Angeles stoner for a protagonist, “Drive-Away Dolls” is their version of the 1955 noir “Kiss Me Deadly.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
The music includes speed metal by Extreme, some “Detroit Rock City,” stoner anthems by Musical Youth, one-hit wonders Dead or Alive and Falco.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022
And then America’s stoner uncle, Snoop, tweeted from his own account that he was Cozimo de Medici, a claim that may or may not be true.
From The Verge • Feb. 10, 2022
Soundgarden and Alice In Chains were inspired by '70s psychedelic stoner rock and heavy metal bands such as Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2021
The stoner is usually built in direct combination with the cooling equipment, and does its work by means of a gravity separation in an upward-moving column of air.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
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