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 .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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
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Apparently, I've been pronouncing "spliff" wrong all these years.
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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
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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
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Jake asked again as he pulled in smoke from the spliff Mike passed him.
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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
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When I got back, my friend Gregg offered me a spliff.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
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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
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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
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Sean and Woody lit a spliff with the best-smelling hash I have ever smelt.
Henry’s Demons Patrick Cockburn 2011
natalie_portmanteaux commented on the word spliff
Spliff, a portmanteau of split and whiff.
March 8, 2025