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Date: 1900-2000
Origin: Perhaps from REEF2 (in the sense 'to roll something up'), or perhaps from Mexican Spanish grifo '(someone who smokes) marijuana'

reefer

 noun
     
Related topics: Drug Culture
ree‧fer [countable] old-fashioned
MDD a cigarette containing the drug marijuana [= joint]
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