420

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See also: 4-2-0

Contents

1 Translingual
- 1.1 Cardinal number
2 English
- 2.1 Etymology 1
  - 2.1.1 Noun
- 2.2 Etymology 2
  - 2.2.1 Noun
    - 2.2.1.1 Usage notes
  - 2.2.2 Alternative forms

Translingual[edit]

Cardinal number[edit]

420

The number four hundred and twenty, the integer between four hundred and ninteen and four hundred and twenty one.

English[edit]

Wikipedia has an article on:

420 (dinghy)

Wikipedia has an article on:

420 (cannabis culture)

Etymology 1[edit]

So named because it is 420 centimetres long

Noun[edit]

420 (plural 420s)

A particular type of monohull dinghy with two sails, designed for two people.

Etymology 2[edit]

Unknown, although numerous theories abound.

Noun[edit]

420 (uncountable)

(North America) The consumption of cannabis, or cannabis itself.

Usage notes[edit]

Used as a discreet way to identify oneself with cannabis culture.

Alternative forms[edit]

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