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etymology - Did a spliff originally refer to a mixture of tobacco and . . . The following is from Wikipedia: The term "spliff" is sometimes used to distinguish a joint prepared with both cannabis and tobacco, as is commonly done in European countries, where joints containing only cannabis are rarely smoked However, in the West Indies where this term originated (especially Jamaica), a spliff is simply a marijuana cigarette, normally containing no tobacco en wikipedia
Where does the word “spliff” come from? - English Language Usage . . . This unsubstantiated source suggests that spliff is a portmanteau word derived from combining the word split with the word spiff: (From split <divided> + spiff <well-dresssed or good>) A quality cigarette rolled with both tobacco and marajuana, initially popular on Europe's Iberian Peninsula Additionally, the term has been adopted to mean any high quality or well-rolled marijuana joint You
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange Early (1939–1943) cultural and etymological inquiries into 'zoot suit' American Notes Queries, volume 3 (July 1943) has this interesting commentary on zoot suit [combined snippets]: ZOOT SUIT The New Yorker (June 19, 1943) ignored the more sensational aspects of the "zoot suit" controversy, and commented briefly on the etymology of the term The word "zoot" is, according to its findings
Where does Dont bogart that joint come from? [closed] I've looked on Google for several minutes, but I can't find a plausible reason, nor any immediately useful things to follow up (I understand "Don't bogart that joint" to mean "Pass the [cannabis]