Mary Jane

proper noun

A female given name.

Meanings

Mary Jane1

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

Mary Jane2

nounMary Jane (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableMarijuana.

    In love with Mary Jane, she's my main thing

    2004, MF DOOM, “Kon Queso”, in MM..FOOD
    4 more examples

    Rolling up cannabis sativa, hitting the Mary Jane

    1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz

    Mary Jane, you're always in my brain, and you help me ease the pain.

    1995, “Mary Jane”, in Headsex, performed by Technohead, Mokum Records

    When the stress burns my brain just like acid raindrops / Mary Jane is the only thing that makes the pain stop

    2002, “Acid Raindrops”, in O.S.T., performed by People Under the Stairs ft. Camel MC

    Mary Jane, since I have met you, girl, you've ruined my brain.

    2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG

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

Mary Jane3

nounMary Jane (plural Mary Janes)

plural Mary Janes

  1. A type of shoe, usually for a girl, having a rounded toe and a strap with a buckle.

    [Tony] Zanetta continued: “They found a common ground in David’s [Bowie] shoes. David was wearing yellow Mary Janes and Andy [Warhol] had been a shoe illustrator, which David knew so they began talking about shoes. Otherwise, it was not the greatest meeting [laughs]^([sic]).”

    2021 May 19, Joe Taysom, “Why Andy Warhol hated the David Bowie song about him”, in Far Out Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

Mary Jane · noun

  1. SpanishMaría Juana
  2. EnglishMary Jane

Calque of Spanish María Juana.

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Mary Jane · noun

Genericized trademark, named after a character in the Buster Brown comic strip with this name, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 瑪麗珍鞋 /玛丽珍鞋
  • 瑪麗珍鞋 /玛丽珍鞋 (Mǎlì-Zhēn xié)type of shoe
Finnish mari, maryjane
  • marislang for marijuana
  • maryjanetype of shoe
French Marie-Jeanne, Marie-Jeanne
  • Marie-Jeannedouble given name
  • Marie-Jeanneslang for marijuana
  • babytype of shoe
German Marihuana, Gras
  • Marihuanaslang for marijuana
  • Grasslang for marijuana
  • Mary Janeslang for marijuana
  • Spangenschuhtype of shoe
Hungarian Mariska
  • Mariskaslang for marijuana
Italian Maria Giovanna
  • Maria Giovannaslang for marijuana
Japanese メリージェーン
  • メリージェーン (Merījēn)type of shoe
Korean 메리 제인
  • 메리 제인 (meri jein)type of shoe
Portuguese Maria Joana, Maria Joana
  • Maria Joanadouble given name
  • Maria Joanaslang for marijuana
  • Mary Janeslang for marijuana
Romanian Maria Ioana
  • Maria Ioanaslang for marijuana
Spanish María Juana, mercedita
  • María Juanadouble given name
  • merceditatype of shoe
Cite this entry
APA

Mary Jane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Jane

MLA

“Mary Jane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Jane. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mary Jane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Jane.

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