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stoner

American  
[stoh-ner] / ˈstoʊ nər /

noun

  1. Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.

  2. a person who pelts or assails with stones.

    stoners of Paul the Apostle.

  3. Chiefly British. a person or thing that weighs a specified number of stone (used in combination).

    a 12-stoner.


stoner British  
/ ˈstəʊnə /

noun

  1. a device for removing stones from fruit

  2. slang a person who is habitually under the influence of drugs or alcohol

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of stoner

First recorded in 1300–50; stone ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )

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On “Ganger,” his breakout LP, he finds his bearings through all sorts of production styles, from bossa nova to stoner loops to wild vocal treatments, but his laconic delivery hides dense thickets of allusions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

If “The Big Lebowski” was a Raymond Chandler riff with a Los Angeles stoner for a protagonist, “Drive-Away Dolls” is their version of the 1955 noir “Kiss Me Deadly.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

And then America’s stoner uncle, Snoop, tweeted from his own account that he was Cozimo de Medici, a claim that may or may not be true.

From The Verge • Feb. 10, 2022

Soundgarden and Alice In Chains were inspired by '70s psychedelic stoner rock and heavy metal bands such as Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2021

Hippies are all over San Francisco, both the old stoner kinds with giant skanky beards and tie-dyes, and the new kind, who are more into dress-up and maybe playing hacky-sack than protesting anything.

From Little Brother by Doctorow, Cory

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