spliff

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [splif]
- /splɪf/
- /splɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [splif]
- /splɪf/

Definitions of spliff word

noun spliff a marijuana cigarette, especially a large or very potent one. 1
noun spliff joint: marijuana cigarette 1
countable noun spliff A spliff is a cigarette which contains cannabis or marijuana. 0
noun spliff cannabis, used as a drug 0
noun spliff a cannabis cigarette 0
noun spliff a marijuana cigarette 0

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Origin of spliff

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Spliff

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Spliff

spliff popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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