noun
grass
Cannabis used as a drug.
Someone is smoking grass outside, and the smell drifts indoors.
Etymology
The familiar plant word was adopted as slang for cannabis. The usage names the drug by its leafy plant material rather than by a separate historical root.
More examples
- The song mentions grass alongside other slang terms for drugs.
- Police found a small bag of grass in his jacket.
- She says she no longer smokes grass.
Forms
grass