noun
Meaning 1
A cannabis cigarette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, Jamaica, UK, slang
Examples
- smoke a spliff
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
A cannabis cigarette.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, Jamaica, UK, slang
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To smoke a spliff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag
History
From Jamaican Creole, possibly a blend of split, referring to the ready-made wrap, + whiff, referring to the smell of the smoke.
Across languages
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.