"420" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-420.ogg [Australia], En-uk-420.ogg [UK] 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. Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-420-en-noun-p9xw5p7D Disambiguation of Watercraft: 45 50 2 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: En-au-420.ogg [Australia], En-uk-420.ogg [UK]
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: 45 50 2 4 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 4 65 21 9 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of American English: 19 47 6 27 Disambiguation of Canadian English: 8 80 5 7 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 68 3 4 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 75 2 3
  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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