"doob" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /duːb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doob.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -uːb Etymology: Doublet of durva. Etymology templates: {{doublet|en|durva}} Doublet of durva Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} doob (uncountable)
  1. Doob grass. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Synonyms: Bermuda grass
    Sense id: en-doob-en-noun-T3dWlTys Disambiguation of Marijuana: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /duːb/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-doob.wav [Southern-England] Forms: doobs [plural]
Rhymes: -uːb Etymology: Unknown, perhaps related to doob grass. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{m|en|doob grass}} doob grass Head templates: {{en-noun}} doob (plural doobs)
  1. (slang) A marijuana cigarette. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Marijuana Synonyms: doobie, joint, reefer, spliff, score, marijuana cigarette Derived forms: doobage
    Sense id: en-doob-en-noun-YNG9tHsi Disambiguation of Marijuana: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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