kush

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/kʊʃ/

noun

Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).

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Meanings

kush1

nounkush (uncountable)

alternative Kush · alternative cush

  1. slanguncountableMarijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).

    Smoking on that kush all in our section / Like it's legalized

    2013, “All Me”, in Nothing Was the Same, performed by Drake
    2 more examples

    Baby, who you callin' soft / Don't make me smoke up all your kush / Don't make me pop your cheap ass pills

    2011, “Next”, in Echoes of Silence, performed by The Weeknd

    Later in the day, Siyad is heard on a wiretap telling another man that he received “1.5 of kush” (slang for marijuana) from “Rob Ford’s driver.” Later Siyad tells another person, a woman, that what he received was actually “Rob Ford’s kush.”

    2013 December 4, Kevin Donovan, “Rob Ford: Gang members targeted mayor in blackmail plot, police documents say”, in The Star

    Synonyms: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba

  2. uncountableA synthetic cannabinoid-like recreational drug prevalent in Sierra Leone.

Kush2

nounKush (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of kush.

    Kush is a pure indica and is a short, compact plant. A two-time winner of the international Cannabis Cup, Kush is very popular among indica growers.

    2010, Alicia Williamson, Grow Marijuana Now!: An Introductory, Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Cannabis, page 95
    1 more example

    This particular type of marijuana is a favorite of the rapper as well as many other weed aficionados. Known for its sweet smell, Kush also packs quite the punch with a high level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

    2009, I. M. Stoned, Weed: 420 Things You Didn't Know (or Remember) about Cannabis, page 3

Kush3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Cush.

Kush4

proper nounKush (plural Kushes)

plural Kushes

  1. A surname from German.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounMarijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).

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Origin

kush · noun

Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin.

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Kush · proper noun

  1. Biblical Hebrewכוש
  2. EnglishKush

From Biblical Hebrew כוש.

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Kush · proper noun

  1. GermanKusch
  2. EnglishKush

Respelling of German Kusch.

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APA

kush. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kush

MLA

“kush.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kush. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kush,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kush.

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