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spliff

noun · verb · 3 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

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  • UK: /splɪf/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪf

1

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

2

verb

Meaning 2

To smoke a spliff.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: joint, marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: porro — a marijuana cigarette
  • Finnish: marihuanasavuke — a marijuana cigarette
  • Finnish: marihuanasätkä — a marijuana cigarette
  • Finnish: jointti — a marijuana cigarette
  • Finnish: marisätkä — a marijuana cigarette
  • Finnish: spliffi — a marijuana cigarette
  • French: spliff — a marijuana cigarette
  • French: joint — a marijuana cigarette
  • French: pétard — a marijuana cigarette
  • German: Joint — a marijuana cigarette
  • Greek: μπάφος (báfos) — a marijuana cigarette
  • Hungarian: spangli — a marijuana cigarette
  • Hungarian: marihuánás cigaretta — a marijuana cigarette
  • Italian: canna — a marijuana cigarette
  • Russian: кося́к (kosják) — a marijuana cigarette
  • Spanish: porro — a marijuana cigarette
  • Spanish: petardo — a marijuana cigarette
  • Turkish: pafküf — a marijuana cigarette
  • Turkish: paf küf — a marijuana cigarette
  • Turkish: cigara — a marijuana cigarette