spliff

[ splif ]

/ splɪf /

noun Slang.

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

Nearby words

splenotoxin, spleuchan, splice, splicer, splicing, spliff, spline, splint, splint bone, splinter, splinter group

Origin of spliff

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

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Examples from the Web for spliff

After a round of victories at the ballot box, the spliff is trying its make case at the statehouse—and on the stump.
The New Politics of Pot: The 2014 Candidates Who Want to Legalize It|David Freedlander|December 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for spliff

spliff

/ (splɪf) /

noun slang

cannabis, used as a drug

a cannabis cigarette

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Word Origin and History for spliff

spliff

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