"bifter" meaning in English

See bifter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bifters [plural], bifta [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} bifter (plural bifters)
  1. (slang, Liverpool) A cigarette. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bifter-en-noun-63L~7XNP Categories (other): Liverpudlian English
  2. (slang) A marijuana cigarette. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bifter-en-noun-YNG9tHsi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Marijuana Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 7 93 Synonyms: bifta, bifter, blunt, bogie [US], bomber, bone, bun, Camberwell carrot, doink, doinker, doob, doober, doobie, exotic cheroot, fatty, giggle stick, hogger, hooter, J, jazz cigarette, jay, jimmy, joint, juju, left-handed cigarette, muggle [dated], number, phattie, reefer, roach, spiff, spliff [Australia, Jamaican, UK], toke tube, torpedo, zol, zoot

Inflected forms

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