majatn.

Brit.

/məˈdʒat/, U.S.

/məˈdʒæt/, South African English

/məˈdʒʌt/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Malay. Or perhaps a borrowing from Urdu. Etymons: Malay madat; Urdu madat.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Malay madat raw opium or < Urdu madat, madad opium and betel preparation for chewing or smoking, both < Arabic madad help.

South African slang.

Marijuana; esp. that of an inferior grade.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis > poor quality

majat1956

1956 A. La Guma in New Age 4 Oct. 6 Ingenious methods have been discovered to secrete tiny things which make life a little more tolerable. Even dagga, known as ‘majat’ in prison slang, finds its way into the cells.

1974 J. Matthews Park 20 The air was heavy with the pungent smell of dagga. ‘Gran' stuff dis,’ Orkas said, exhaling twin streams of smoke. ‘Not like de majat Bones sell us las' night.’ ‘Majat Bones sells only good forra sheep.’

1990 South 27 Feb. 6 Brands and quality vary from the despised ‘majat’ to the internationally valued Swazi Gold and Durban Poison.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	majat
释义	majatn. Brit. /məˈdʒat/, U.S. /məˈdʒæt/, South African English /məˈdʒʌt/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a borrowing from Malay. Or perhaps a borrowing from Urdu. Etymons: Malay madat; Urdu madat. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Malay madat raw opium or < Urdu madat, madad opium and betel preparation for chewing or smoking, both < Arabic madad help. South African slang. Marijuana; esp. that of an inferior grade. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > an intoxicating drug > [noun] > a) narcotic drug(s) > marijuana or cannabis > poor quality majat1956 1956 A. La Guma in New Age 4 Oct. 6 Ingenious methods have been discovered to secrete tiny things which make life a little more tolerable. Even dagga, known as ‘majat’ in prison slang, finds its way into the cells. 1974 J. Matthews Park 20 The air was heavy with the pungent smell of dagga. ‘Gran' stuff dis,’ Orkas said, exhaling twin streams of smoke. ‘Not like de majat Bones sell us las' night.’ ‘Majat Bones sells only good forra sheep.’ 1990 South 27 Feb. 6 Brands and quality vary from the despised ‘majat’ to the internationally valued Swazi Gold and Durban Poison. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1956
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