Meanings
alternative majum · alternative majun · alternative madjoon · alternative madjoun · alternative majoon
- uncountableA paste originating in Morocco, made from marijuana and honey, and ingested as a recreational drug.
I recall once after an overdose of Majoun (this is Cannabis dried and finely powdered to consistency of green powdered sugar and mixed with some confection or other usually tasting like gritty plum pudding, but the choice of confectionary is arbitrary . . .).
1962 [1959], William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, New York: Grove Press, pages 219–220
Origin
- Arabicمَعْجُون
- Englishmajoun
Borrowed from Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn, literally “paste”).
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majoun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/majoun
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