Mary Jane
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Mary + Jane. The noun sense is a literal translation of Spanish María Juana, from María (“Mary”) + Juana (“Jane”)
Proper noun[edit]
- A female given name.
Translations[edit]
double given name
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Noun[edit]
- (slang) Marijuana.
- 1995, “Mary Jane”, in Headsex[1], Mokum Records, performed by Technohead:
- Mary Jane, you're always in my brain, and you help me ease the pain.
- 2005, Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, and Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), “Stay Fly”, in Most Known Unknown[2], Sony BMG, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG):
- Mary Jane, since I have met you, girl, you've ruined my brain.
Synonyms[edit]
- See also Thesaurus:marijuana
Translations[edit]
slang for marijuana
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Etymology 2[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)

Translations[edit]
type of shoe
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