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kef
[ keyf, kef ]
/ keɪf, kɛf /
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noun
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of marijuana, opium, or other narcotic: In our peace-themed rooms scented with patchouli and the smoke of homegrown weed, we felt the kef and thought we were saving the world.
Also kief [keef], /kif/, keef [kee-ef] /kiˈɛf/ . a substance, especially that which is derived from the THC-rich budding heads of the cannabis plant, used to produce this state: Along the river, old men sat on benches smoking their pipes of kef.
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Also kif [kif] /kɪf/ .
Origin of kef
First recorded in 1800–10; from Arabic kaif “well-being, pleasure”
Words nearby kef
keepy-uppy, keeshond, Keesler Air Force Base, keet, Keewatin, kef, Kefallonia, Kefauver, keffiyeh, kefir, Keflavík
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