420
Americannoun
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marijuana.
Are you carrying any 420 on you?
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marijuana drug use: The guys at the party were all 420-friendly.
Police presence at the concert discouraged 420.
The guys at the party were all 420-friendly.
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the twentieth day of the fourth month, or the time 4:20, when referenced as a day or time for cannabis consumption or the celebration of marijuana culture.
The head shop has a big pipe sale every year on 420.
Usage
What is 420? 420 is a slang term (or a kind of code word) referring to marijuana or marijuana use.Due to this association, 420 is also used as the name of an unofficial holiday that marijuana enthusiasts celebrate by using marijuana. It is sometimes called Weed Day (weed is a slang term for marijuana).
Etymology
Origin of 420
First recorded in 1970–75; a code word derived from the meeting time of a particular group of marijuana smokers in 1971, later popularized by fans of the band the Grateful Dead
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Nuuly expanded its base of average active monthly subscribers to 420,000, up roughly 40% from a year earlier.
Allen was ordered to pay £1.23m and repaid £420; the CPS said he has no remaining assets.
From BBC
One group said Thursday it had tricked Russian servicemen by offering to activate their Starlinks for payments, but instead transferred the data it garnered on 2,420 terminals to Ukrainian authorities.
ViaSat provided similar services to 6,420 commercial and business planes as of its latest fiscal quarter, which ended in December, and has a backlog of 1,100 aircraft.
From MarketWatch
In a 420 word-long post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hit back, calling Anthropic "dishonest" and "deceptive" - and even accusing the firm of using "doublespeak".
From BBC
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