Mary Jane
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU): (file)
Etymology 1
Mary + Jane. The noun sense is a literal translation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish María Juana, from María (“Mary”) + Juana (“Jane”)
Proper noun
- A female given name
Translations
double given name
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Noun
- (slang) Marijuana.
- 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, and Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown[1], 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
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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)
Translations
type of shoe
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