spliff

noun

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Smoke from the spliff burning between his fingers drifts out of the driver’s side window. Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 3 June 2026 Ruff Ryders guys roll spliffs in the green room while blog-era streetwear figures mingle with New York rap veterans, all as Jazzy Jeff soundtracks the night from the DJ booth. Jeff Ihaza, VIBE.com, 2 June 2026 So Vicky goes to techno with Kevin and Angela, splits a spliff on the fire escape with Jen, buys a zhizha of a mansion and a luxury car and a set of fancy silverware, ideates urn campaigns, replies to emails, writes presentation decks. Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 Fernanda sucked on the little nub of the spliff and then ground it into the cathedral step with her boot. Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spliff

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spliff was in 1936

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“Spliff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spliff. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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