"KJ" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: KJs [plural]
Etymology: Probably an initialism of crystal (“phencyclidine”) + joint (“marijuana cigarette”). Etymology templates: {{init|en|nocap=1}} initialism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} KJ (countable and uncountable, plural KJs)
  1. (slang, US) Phencyclidine (PCP); also, a marijuana cigarette laced with phencyclidine. Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-KJ-en-noun-DQxKf6jD Categories (other): American English, Recreational drugs, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 63 29 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 33 2 3 Synonyms: angel dust, crystal, fairy dust, ill, hog, horse tranquilizer, KJ, love boat, magic mist, PCP, peace pill, phencyclidine, phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, sherm, tic, wack, zoot, zootie
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: KJs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} KJ (plural KJs)
  1. (Philippines) Abbreviation of killjoy. Tags: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: killjoy
    Sense id: en-KJ-en-noun-0zloG9Sa Categories (other): Philippine English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "This was some other shit, what they smoked, could have been fucking angel dust sprinkled on, they called that KJ. Shit, knowing them that’s exactly why I couldn’t stop my head from bobbing, and why the streetlights were so fucking bright, and mean seeming, and, like, too red. I was glad I only hit it once.",
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