spliff

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spliff

  • /splɪf/ UK

Rhymes with -ɪf

Where it comes from

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

noun spliffs · spiff · spleef · splif

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, Jamaica, UK, slang A cannabis cigarette. smoke a spliff

verb spliffs · spliffing · spliffed · spiff · spleef

  1. rare To smoke a spliff.

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noun a marijuana cigarette

Españolporro, petardo
Françaisspliff, joint, pétard
DeutschJoint
Italianocanna
Ελληνικάμπάφος báfos
Русскийкося́к kosják

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"spliff." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/spliff. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{spliff_2026,
  title = {spliff},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spliff},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}