Meanings
Mary Jane1
- A female given name.
Mary Jane2
- slanguncountableMarijuana.
In love with Mary Jane, she's my main thing
2004, MF DOOM, “Kon Queso”, in MM..FOOD4 more examples
Rolling up cannabis sativa, hitting the Mary Jane
1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by LunizMary Jane, you're always in my brain, and you help me ease the pain.
1995, “Mary Jane”, in Headsex, performed by Technohead, Mokum RecordsWhen 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 MCMary 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 BMGSynonyms: bhang, benj, boo, broccoli, bud, buddha, cannabis, cheeba
Mary Jane3
plural Mary Janes
- 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
nounMarijuana.
More synonyms by meaning
nounstreet names for marijuana
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Mary Jane · noun
- SpanishMaría Juana
- EnglishMary Jane
Calque of Spanish María Juana.
More words from Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Mary Jane · noun
Genericized trademark, named after a character in the Buster Brown comic strip with this name, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.
Full word history & related roots →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
Mary Jane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Jane
“Mary Jane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Jane. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mary Jane,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mary%20Jane.
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