420n.

Brit.

/ˌfɔːˈtwɛnti/, U.S.

/ˌfɔrˈtwɛn(t)i/

Forms: 1900s– 420, 1900s– 4-20, 1900s– 4:20, 1900s– 4/20, 1900s– four-twenty.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four adj., twenty adj.

Etymology: < four adj. + twenty adj., apparently coined as a code word by high school students in San Rafael, California in 1971, with reference to 4:20 p.m., the time at which they repeatedly met to try to locate an unattended plot of cannabis plants.There is no evidence to support the explanation offered in quot. 1991.

North American slang.

Marijuana; the action of smoking marijuana. Frequently attributive.Often used with reference to the time 4:20 or the date April 20th (abbreviated 4/20 in the United States), considered as occasions for smoking or celebrating the smoking of marijuana.

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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis

bhang1598

hashish1598

cannabis1765

ganja1800

Indian hemp1803

sabzi1804

cannabin1843

deiamba1851

charas1860

liamba1861

hemp1870

cannabis resin1871

marijuana1874

kef1878

locoweed1898

weed1917

Mary Ann1925

mootah1926

muggle1926

Mary Jane1928

Mary Warner1933

Mary and Johnny1935

Indian hay1936

mu1936

mezz1937

moocah1937

grass1938

jive1938

pot1938

mary1940

reefer1944

rope1944

smoke1946

hash1948

pod1952

gear1954

green1957

smoking weed1957

boo1959

Acapulco1965

doobie1967

Mary J1967

cheeba1971

Maui Wowie1971

4201974

Maui1977

pakalolo1977

spliff1977

draw1979

kush1979

resin1980

bud1982

swag1986

puff1989

chronic1992

schwag1993

hydro1995

1974 Red & White (San Rafael High School, Marin County, Calif.) 7 June 3/2 If you had the opportunity to say anything in front of the graduating class, what would you say?.. 4-20.

1975 D. Reddix Let. 23 Sept. in 420waldos.com (O.E.D. Archive 2016) P.S. a little 420 enclosed for your weekend.

1991 High Times May 20/1 [Quoting flyer distributed at Grateful Dead concert, Dec. 1990.] Four-twenty..started as the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress. After local heads heard of the police call, they started using the expression ‘420’ when referring to the herb... People began getting stoned at 4:20 am and/or pm... Now, there's something even more grand than getting baked at 4:20. We're talking about the day of celebration, the real time to get high, the grand master of all holidays: 4/20, or April 20th.

1998 Spin May 50/4 One story that's sure to make the rounds at this month's 420 festivals in San Francisco and College Park, Maryland, features the patron saint of the kind bud, Jerry Garcia.

2005 Skiing Mar. 43 [He is] an Alta local, ski industry insider, and marijuana enthusiast. No, ‘enthusiast’ is not potent enough: Roy Dee's a damn 4:20 aficionado.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 May xi. 2/3 A number of Craigslist users..say that they are ‘420 friendly’.

2016 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 19 May a5 A review of the 420 marijuana protest event last month showed it cost the city $148,000.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	420
释义	420n. Brit. /ˌfɔːˈtwɛnti/, U.S. /ˌfɔrˈtwɛn(t)i/ Forms: 1900s– 420, 1900s– 4-20, 1900s– 4:20, 1900s– 4/20, 1900s– four-twenty. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: four adj., twenty adj. Etymology: < four adj. + twenty adj., apparently coined as a code word by high school students in San Rafael, California in 1971, with reference to 4:20 p.m., the time at which they repeatedly met to try to locate an unattended plot of cannabis plants.There is no evidence to support the explanation offered in quot. 1991. North American slang. Marijuana; the action of smoking marijuana. Frequently attributive.Often used with reference to the time 4:20 or the date April 20th (abbreviated 4/20 in the United States), considered as occasions for smoking or celebrating the smoking of marijuana. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis bhang1598 hashish1598 cannabis1765 ganja1800 Indian hemp1803 sabzi1804 cannabin1843 deiamba1851 charas1860 liamba1861 hemp1870 cannabis resin1871 marijuana1874 kef1878 locoweed1898 weed1917 Mary Ann1925 mootah1926 muggle1926 Mary Jane1928 Mary Warner1933 Mary and Johnny1935 Indian hay1936 mu1936 mezz1937 moocah1937 grass1938 jive1938 pot1938 mary1940 reefer1944 rope1944 smoke1946 hash1948 pod1952 gear1954 green1957 smoking weed1957 boo1959 Acapulco1965 doobie1967 Mary J1967 cheeba1971 Maui Wowie1971 4201974 Maui1977 pakalolo1977 spliff1977 draw1979 kush1979 resin1980 bud1982 swag1986 puff1989 chronic1992 schwag1993 hydro1995 1974 Red & White (San Rafael High School, Marin County, Calif.) 7 June 3/2 If you had the opportunity to say anything in front of the graduating class, what would you say?.. 4-20. 1975 D. Reddix Let. 23 Sept. in 420waldos.com (O.E.D. Archive 2016) P.S. a little 420 enclosed for your weekend. 1991 High Times May 20/1 [Quoting flyer distributed at Grateful Dead concert, Dec. 1990.] Four-twenty..started as the police code for Marijuana Smoking in Progress. After local heads heard of the police call, they started using the expression ‘420’ when referring to the herb... People began getting stoned at 4:20 am and/or pm... Now, there's something even more grand than getting baked at 4:20. We're talking about the day of celebration, the real time to get high, the grand master of all holidays: 4/20, or April 20th. 1998 Spin May 50/4 One story that's sure to make the rounds at this month's 420 festivals in San Francisco and College Park, Maryland, features the patron saint of the kind bud, Jerry Garcia. 2005 Skiing Mar. 43 [He is] an Alta local, ski industry insider, and marijuana enthusiast. No, ‘enthusiast’ is not potent enough: Roy Dee's a damn 4:20 aficionado. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 7 May xi. 2/3 A number of Craigslist users..say that they are ‘420 friendly’. 2016 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 19 May a5 A review of the 420 marijuana protest event last month showed it cost the city $148,000. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1974
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