Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A marijuana cigarette.

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  • noun slang A cannabis cigarette.

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  • noun marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Jamaican English.]

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Examples

  • Just what kind of spliff, MJ or whatever you call it are they giving to you people in "generation La-La-La land"?

    Progressive Bloggers 2010

  • Apparently, I've been pronouncing "spliff" wrong all these years.

    Popular Posts Across MetaFilter 2010

  • On Bob Marley: "Marley, as Toynbee writes, was initially skeptical about Perkins's contribution, but came around on hearing the subtle color his work added; he signaled his approval by offering Perkins a draw on his personal marijuana cigar (or 'spliff')."

    Light reading 2009

  • Posted October 1st, 2008 at 5: 05 pm by Jeff btw, when cliff was with the cubs we (my friends and i) always called him "spliff" after I had a dream about him and Lou smoking a big ole joint while making fun of Matt Murton

    Bugs & Cranks 2008

  • Jake asked again as he pulled in smoke from the spliff Mike passed him.

    Elegance « A Fly in Amber 2010

  • Still at least he brought some decent champagne, but he did turn somewhat green upon being persuaded to toke on a spliff...

    Apple announces record profits of $6bn as Steve Jobs hails 'phenomenal' sales 2011

  • When I got back, my friend Gregg offered me a spliff.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • Then we picked a professorial type we'd most like to split a spliff with or have dated back in college.

    Adam Neiman: The Blame Game Adam Neiman 2010

  • I went to Brighton by train, as I had done from Bethlem Royal a year earlier, but unfortunately, once there I was stupid enough to beg a spliff off two men and tell them my full story.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

  • Sean and Woody lit a spliff with the best-smelling hash I have ever smelt.

    Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011

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