Thai stick

plural Thai sticks · alternative Thai-stick

1. informaluncountableA particularly strong variety of marijuana, originally from Thailand.

   Our main objective was to score some Thai-stick.

   2011, David Smith, Marooned: The Transformation of an Urban Dope Fiend, →ISBN, page 45

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   This was pretty standard, unless you're talking about some primo smoke from Hawaii, or Thai stick, from Thailand.

   2014, Jamie Flynn, The Summer of 76: A Journey to Self Discovery, →ISBN

   I shot pool for a few hours and smoked some Thai stick. The Thai stick was always fresh and potent over there.

   2015, Donald Krimes, The Unknown Vietnam War Veteran, →ISBN, page 153

2. countableinformalA cigar made from Thai stick leaves, ready for smoking.

   It is common for the host to offer each guest a gold cigarette case with ten Thai sticks as a party gift or after they close a deal.

   2016 -, Chris Mosquera, Damian Garcia: Phd Drug Smuggler, →ISBN

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   The American stayed with a farmer and his wife, and before bed they brought him sweetened milk, cookies, and a mosquito net. Even before he had smoked a Thai stick, Mike Ritter was totally smitten by Thailand and the warmth of its people.

   2013, Peter Maguire, Mike Ritter, Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, →ISBN

   Danny snorted another line of crystal and stashed the rest in the trunk, except a Thai stick he decided he'd hit as he sailed along Hampton Road on his drive home.

   2013, David Hale Smith, Dallas Noir, →ISBN, page 147

3. countableplural normallyentertainmentA bundle of thin bamboo sticks used for percussion.

   . Intense trap-set drumming with mega 'rim shots' proved that our Thai Sticks made from bundled bamboo were tougher than wood sticks commonly used by drummers.

   2007, Ken Albertsen, Farmsteading in Thailand, →ISBN, page 60

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   Each model also has a rubber cap over the butt end of the bundle, so if you want a totally "click-free" sound for certain sections of a song, you can flip the Thai stick over and use the back end.

   2002, Modern Drummer: MD. - Volume 26, Issues 7-12, page 56

   Instruments used in the songs include drumset, djun-djun, Udu drums, metal guiro, Thai sticks, bata drums, cajon, surdo, shekere, klong yaw (a drum from Thailand, like a djembe), doumbek, asonga (hybrid standing drum by Remo), tubano (another drum by Remo), and various exotic cymbals.

   2004, Percussive Arts Society, Percussive notes - Volume 42, page 64