noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cannabis cigarette. Commonwealth, Ireland, Jamaica, UK, slang

   "smoke a spliff"

2. 2
   marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   To smoke a spliff. rare

Synonyms

All synonyms

bifterbipbleezybluntbogiebomber

Example

More examples

"Pablo switched off the wipers and struck a match to light the spliff he had just finished building."

Etymology

From Jamaican Creole, possibly a blend of split, referring to the ready-made wrap, + whiff, referring to the smell of the smoke.

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