kushn.
/kʊʃ/, U.S. /kʊʃ/ As a mass noun: a form of cannabis made from a particular variety or strain of the indica subspecies of the cannabis plant, Cannabis sativa indica, and typically containing a high level of THC; (also) plants of this variety or strain.
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis
bhang1598
hashish1598
cannabis1765
ganja1800
Indian hemp1803
sabzi1804
cannabin1843
deiamba1851
charas1860
liamba1861
hemp1870
cannabis resin1871
marijuana1874
kef1878
locoweed1898
weed1917
Mary Ann1925
mootah1926
muggle1926
Mary Jane1928
Mary Warner1933
Mary and Johnny1935
Indian hay1936
mu1936
mezz1937
moocah1937
grass1938
jive1938
pot1938
mary1940
reefer1944
rope1944
smoke1946
hash1948
pod1952
gear1954
green1957
smoking weed1957
boo1959
Acapulco1965
doobie1967
Mary J1967
cheeba1971
Maui Wowie1971
4201974
Maui1977
pakalolo1977
spliff1977
draw1979
kush1979
resin1980
bud1982
swag1986
puff1989
chronic1992
schwag1993
hydro1995
1979 Calif. Jrnl. State Govt. Politics June 209/1 At $500 to $1,000 a pound for the choice purple kush, profits are astronomical.
1995 Esquire Nov. 83/1 I'd say this was a subcontinental hybrid of some kind. Kush strain, probably.
2008 New Yorker 28 July 52/2 Purple Kush smells like a mixture of cardamom and cloves, with a darker, earthier undertone of dried peat moss, and an acidic top note evoking freshly ground coffee.
2012 New Yorker 2 Jan. 22/3 The book is a litany of the horticultural errors that can cripple a choice crop of kush.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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