spliff
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
spiff
spleef
splif
=== Etymology ===
From Jamaican Creole, possibly a blend of split, referring to the ready-made wrap, + whiff, referring to the smell of the smoke.
=== Pronunciation ===
(UK) IPA(key): /splɪf/
Rhymes: -ɪf
=== Noun ===
spliff (plural spliffs)
(slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Jamaica) A cannabis cigarette.
==== Synonyms ====
See also Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette
==== Derived terms ====
sploof
==== Translations ====
=== Verb ===
spliff (third-person singular simple present spliffs, present participle spliffing, simple past and past participle spliffed)
(rare) To smoke a spliff.
=== References ===
== Jamaican Creole ==
=== Etymology ===
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈsplɪf/
Hyphenation: spliff
=== Noun ===
spliff (plural spliff dem, quantified spliff)
A conical marijuana cigarette; a joint; a spliff.
=== Further reading ===
Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 524