"420" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-420.ogg , En-uk-420.ogg Forms: 420s [plural]
Etymology: So named because it is 420 centimetres long. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 420 (plural 420s)
  1. A particular type of monohull dinghy with two sails, designed for two people.
    Sense id: en-420-en-noun-p9xw5p7D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-420.ogg , En-uk-420.ogg
Etymology: Likely influenced by the time (4:20 pm) a particular group would meet in search of marijuana, circa 1971; subsequently spread as a cipher through the San Francisco Bay area and adopted among Grateful Dead fans. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} 420
  1. Cannabis. Tags: Canada, US, especially, slang Categories (topical): Watercraft Categories (lifeform): Marijuana
    Sense id: en-420-en-noun-k~hv-EGf Disambiguation of Watercraft: 40 56 2 3 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 4 68 19 8 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English numeronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of American English: 19 47 6 27 Disambiguation of Canadian English: 8 80 5 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 67 3 3 Disambiguation of English numeronyms: 14 78 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 56 4 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 73 2 5
  2. (usually as a modifier) Pertaining to cannabis, its consumption, or cannabis culture. Tags: Canada, US, especially, slang, usually
    Sense id: en-420-en-noun-SPOrTTYp
  3. April 20 (abbreviated 4/20 in the US), as an occasion to celebrate cannabis culture. Tags: Canada, US, especially, slang
    Sense id: en-420-en-noun-B5PQDrub
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 4:20, 4/20, four-twenty, four twenty
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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