spliff

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UK/splɪf/

noun

A cannabis cigarette.

“smoke a spliff”

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

nounspliff (plural spliffs)

plural spliffs · alternative spiff · alternative spleef · alternative splif

  1. CommonwealthIrelandJamaicaUKslangA cannabis cigarette.

    smoke a spliff

    3 more examples

    Pablo switched off the wipers and struck a match to light the spliff he had just finished building.

    1992, Victor Headley, Yardie, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, published 1993, page 167

    Danny takes another toke on the spliff and then passes it over to Griff, who accepts it and draws deep on it and then points with the lit end across the room at Gwenno like some strange weatherman indicating a pocket of high pressure.

    2001, Niall Griffiths, Sheepshagger, New York: Thomas Dunne, published 2002, page 104

    “Well, well, well,” Ma Taffy says, sitting back and returning the spliff to her mouth. She exhales a cloud of ganja that envelops herself and the boy.

    2016, Kei Miller, “Chapter 1”, in Augustown, New York: Pantheon, pages 14–15
verbspliff (third-person singular simple present spliffs, present participle spliffing, simple past and past participle spliffed)

present singular third person spliffs · participle present spliffing · participle past spliffed · past spliffed · alternative spiff · alternative spleef · alternative splif

  1. rareTo smoke a spliff.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmarijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Jamaican Creole, possibly a blend of split, referring to the ready-made wrap, + whiff, referring to the smell of the smoke.

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Translations

Catalan porro
  • porroa marijuana cigarette
Finnish marihuanasavuke, marihuanasätkä
  • marihuanasavukea marijuana cigarette
  • marihuanasätkäa marijuana cigarette
  • jointtia marijuana cigarette
  • marisätkäa marijuana cigarette
  • spliffia marijuana cigarette
French spliff, joint
  • spliffa marijuana cigarette
  • jointa marijuana cigarette
  • pétarda marijuana cigarette
German Joint
  • Jointa marijuana cigarette
Greek μπάφος
  • μπάφος (báfos)a marijuana cigarette
Hungarian spangli, marihuánás cigaretta
  • spanglia marijuana cigarette
  • marihuánás cigarettaa marijuana cigarette
Italian canna
  • cannaa marijuana cigarette
Russian кося́к
  • кося́к (kosják)a marijuana cigarette
Spanish porro, petardo
  • porroa marijuana cigarette
  • petardoa marijuana cigarette
Turkish pafküf, paf küf
  • pafküfa marijuana cigarette
  • paf küfa marijuana cigarette
  • cigaraa marijuana cigarette

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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MLA

“spliff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spliff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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