doobie

noun

doo·​bie ˈdü-bē How to pronounce doobie (audio)
slang
: a marijuana cigarette : joint

Examples of doobie in a Sentence

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Slang terms for marijuana Pot, Mary Jane, grass, reefer, green, hash, ganja and doobie are just a few of the ever-growing list of slang terms used in exchange for marijuana. Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 Grab a doobie, Reefer Madness is coming to Los Angeles. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024 The stock was trading at around $360 at the time, making the doobie-smokin’ price a substantial premium. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2022 For knocking around with, cracking a joke, sharing a doobie, firing a paintball? James Parker, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2022 Scientists on both ends of the spectrum disagree on the effects of the doobie, and meanwhile the tokers just keep bogeying up on the high side. Chris Hays, orlandosentinel.com, 10 July 2021 Also known as doobie, fatty, J, bone, cone or a spliff, and mixed with tobacco Kief: The leftover residue when the flower is separated from the cannabis plant. Kathleen Gray, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2019 For much of the video, her hair is swept up in headscarves; it’s no Rihanna doobie wrap, but it’s striking (and maternal) all the same. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 29 May 2018 Each model was given a doobie wrap of sorts, with hair blow dried, tightened, and flattened to the head in a circular pattern using Redken’s Hardwear Hair Gel. Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 13 Sep. 2017

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doobie was in 1967

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“Doobie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doobie. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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