Meanings
alternative nyandi · alternative yarndi
- uncountableAustralian AboriginalMarijuana.
1984, L. Fogarty, Ngutji Yarndi = grass.
4 more examples
1990, Davis et al., Paperbark He made enough to ... keep himself in Nyandi (herb).
1992, Today, Sept. It’s just as well it doesn’t depend on our feelings. Good feelings just fade like Yarndi smoke.
1992, R. L. Ginibi, Real Deadly Ya can’t work hard, drink, and some yarndie too!
1993, Koori Mail, 10 Mar. I drank and smoked yarndie for fourteen years.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Wiradjurinyaandi
- Wiradjurinyaandi
- Englishyarndie
Borrowed from Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”).
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yarndie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yarndie
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