Mary Jane
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- A female given name.
Translations
[edit]double given name
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Etymology 2
[edit]Calque of Spanish María Juana.
Noun
[edit]- (slang) Marijuana.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus: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.
Translations
[edit]slang for marijuana
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Etymology 3
[edit]Genericized trademark, from the female name. Mary Jane was a character in the Buster Brown comic strip, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.
Noun
[edit]Mary Jane (plural Mary Janes)
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Translations
[edit]type of shoe
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