spliff

[splif]

noun Slang.

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

Origin of spliff

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

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After a round of victories at the ballot box, the spliff is trying its make case at the statehouse—and on the stump.
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British Dictionary definitions for spliff

spliff

noun slang

cannabis, used as a drug
a cannabis cigarette

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Word Origin and History for spliff

n.

conical cannabis cigarette, 1936, a West Indian word, of unknown origin.

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After a round of victories at the ballot box, the spliff is trying its make case at the statehouse—and on the stump.

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Word Origin and History for spliff

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