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preroll

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

An advertisement that plays before the main content.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, countable

Topics: advertising, business, marketing

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intromercial

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A joint which has been preprepared by a cannabis vendor or dispensary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I bought prerolls for almost a decade until I got good at rolling my own joints.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To roll something in advance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

To make or show a preroll.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

From pre- + roll.