spliff

[ splif ]
/ splɪf /

noun Slang.

a marijuana cigarette, especially a large or very potent one.

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Origin of spliff

1935–40; orig. Jamaican English; of uncertain origin

Words nearby spliff

splenotoxin, spleuchan, splice, splicer, splicing, spliff, spline, splint, splint bone, splinter, splinter group
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British Dictionary definitions for spliff

spliff
/ (splɪf) /

noun slang

cannabis, used as a drug
a cannabis cigarette
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