Mary Jane

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Etymology 1

Mary +‎ Jane. The noun sense is a literal translation of Spanish María Juana, from María (“Mary”) + Juana (“Jane”)

Proper noun

Mary Jane

1. A female given name.

Translations

double given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• French: Marie-Jeanne (fr) f
• Galician: María Xoana
• Portuguese: Maria Joana f
• Spanish: María Juana f

Noun

Mary Jane (uncountable)

1. (slang) Marijuana.
   • 1995, “Mary Jane”, in Headsex‎^[1], performed by Technohead, Mokum Records:

     Mary Jane, you're always in my brain, and you help me ease the pain.

   • 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown‎^[2], performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:

     Mary Jane, since I have met you, girl, you've ruined my brain.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:marijuana

Translations

slang for marijuana

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: mari (fi)
• French: Marie-Jeanne (fr) f
• Galician: María Xoana f
• German: Marihuana (de) n, Gras (de) n
• Hungarian: Mariska
• Italian: Maria Giovanna f
• Portuguese: Maria Joana f
• Romanian: Maria Ioana f
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can

Etymology 2

Genericized trademark, from the female name. Mary Jane was a character in the Buster Brown comic strip, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.

Noun

Mary Jane (plural Mary Janes)

Mary Jane shoes.

1. A type of shoe, usually for a girl, having a rounded toe and a strap with a buckle.

Translations

type of shoe

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瑪麗珍鞋／玛丽珍鞋 (Mǎlì-Zhēn xié)

• Finnish: maryjane
• French: baby (fr)
• German: Spangenschuh m
• Japanese: メリージェーン (Merījēn)
• Korean: 메리 제인 (meri jein)
• Spanish: mercedita f
• Volapük: snabädajuk, (child) cilasnabädajuk