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Uff da (/ ˈ ʊ f d ə / ⓘ; sometimes also spelled oof-da, oofda, oofala, oof-dah, oofdah, huffda, uff-da, uffda, uff-dah, ufda, ufdah, or uf daa [citation needed]) is an American Scandinavian exclamation or interjection used to express dismay, typically upon hearing bad news.
Most slang names for marijuana and hashish date to the jazz era, when it was called gauge, jive, reefer. Weed is a commonly used slang term for drug cannabis. New slang names, like trees, came into use early in the twenty-first century. [2] [3] [4]
Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A A-1 First class abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so ...
Getty Images Detroit slang is an ever-evolving dictionary of words and phrases with roots in regional Michigan, the Motown music scene, African-American communities and drug culture, among others.
Slang name for a puff of cannabis smoke or vapor. [10] [See cannabis consumption.] toker A slang word meaning one who smokes cannabis. [23]: 996 trees A slang word for cannabis. [32] [33] trichomes Structures giving the cannabis leaf a powdery appearance and containing most of the THC. [63] trimmigrant
The term lean refers to the tendency for users to have difficulty standing up straight while under the influence of the drug. [2] " Purple drank" references its typically purple hue, as the cough syrups employed are often purple in color, and an African-American Vernacular English term for an alcoholic beverage or intoxicating drink.
The public health establishment, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the World Health Organization, has said that medications like buprenorphine (and methadone), when coupled with counseling, give people with opioid addiction the best odds for recovery. Buprenorphine is also more difficult to misuse than heroin.
Slang terms include: getting high (generic), being stoned, cooked, or blazed (usually in reference to cannabis), [4] and many more specific slang terms for particular intoxicants. Alcohol intoxication is graded in intensity from buzzed , to tipsy then drunk all the way up to hammered , plastered , smashed , wasted , destroyed , shitfaced and a ...