420
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
So named because it is 420 centimetres long.
Noun[edit]
420 (plural 420s)
Etymology 2[edit]
Likely originated from the time (4:20 pm) one particular group of smokers, the Waldos in San Francisco, met.[1][2]
Alternative forms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
420
- (slang, especially Canada, US) Pertaining to the consumption of cannabis or to cannabis culture.
- My pot-smoking friends really enjoy the 420 mood of this new album.
Noun[edit]
420
References[edit]
- ^ Oxford Dictionaries, "We added 420 to the OED. Here’s how it happened.", 20 April 2017
- ^ Oxford Living Dictionaries, "420"
Further reading[edit]
- Oxford English Dictionary, "420, n." (archive link, archived April 2017)