preroll

plural prerolls · alternative pre-roll

1. uncountablebroadcastingA period of time during which the camera rolls but before the action begins.
2. InternetcountableadvertisingAn advertisement that plays before the main content.

   Are ads that play before video clips, known as prerolls, more effective when paired with banner ads?

   2009 July 27, Brooks Barnes, “Lab Watches Web Surfers to See Which Ads Work”, in New York Times

   Synonyms: intromercial

3. countableuncountableA joint which has been preprepared by a cannabis vendor or dispensary.

   I bought prerolls for almost a decade until I got good at rolling my own joints.

   3 more examples

   Offer a Buy-One-Get-One, a Build-Your-Own-Preroll-Pack, assemble grab bags full of goodies (such as a preroll, a gram, an edible, and some stickers) available for a set price

   2016 April 11, Rebecca Kelley, “6 Marketing Tips to Help Your Dispensary Succeed on 4/20”, in Leafly, archived from the original on 31 Oct 2018

   Cannabis is sold in several manifestations, including loose varieties, vapes, preroll, oils, capsules, tinctures, cosmetics and other derma products, snacks, and beverages.

   2018, Bob Sehlinger, Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2019, Unofficial Guides, →ISBN, Recreational and medical marijuana

   There are many methods that you can use to smoke CBD-rich flower including rolling a joint or blunt, lighting up a preroll, using a glass piece (such as a pipe, bubbler, or bong), or by using a dry flower vaporizer.

   2020, Jamie Evans, The Ultimate Guide to CBD: Explore The World of Cannabidiol, Fair Winds Press, →ISBN, page 27

present singular third person prerolls · participle present prerolling · participle past prerolled · past prerolled · alternative pre-roll

1. To roll something in advance.
2. To make or show a preroll.