kef
[ keyf, kef ]
/ keɪf, kɛf /
noun (in the Middle East)
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
Also keef. a substance, especially a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state.
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Origin of kef
First recorded in 1800–10, kef is from the Arabic word kaif well-being, pleasure
Words nearby kef
keeshond, keesler air force base, keester, keet, keewatin, kef, kefallonia, kefauver, keffiyeh, kefir, keflavík
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Example sentences from the Web for kef
Situated at the intersection of main routes from the west and south, Kef occupies a position of strategic importance.
To “do kef,” or to “make kef,” is to pass the time in such a state.
These folks take their kef, as they do every thing else, quietly.
A––– and his party had started for Kef, malgré my dissuasions.
Notes in North Africa|W. G. Windham
British Dictionary definitions for kef
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