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doob

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /duːb/
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  • rhymes with -uːb

1

noun

Meaning 1

Doob grass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bermuda grass

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A marijuana cigarette.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doobie, joint, reefer, spliff, score, bifta, bifter, blunt, bogie, bomber, bone, bun, Camberwell carrot, doink, doinker, doob, doober, exotic cheroot, fatty, giggle stick, hogger, hooter, J, jazz cigarette, jay, jimmy, juju, left-handed cigarette, muggle, number, phattie, roach, spiff, toke tube, torpedo, zol, zoot

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, kweek, scutch grass, star grass, Cynodon dactylon

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grass

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi दूब (dūb). Doublet of durva.

Unknown, perhaps related to doob grass.