"yarndie" meaning in English

See yarndie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nyandi [alternative], yarndi [alternative]
Etymology: From Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|wrh|nyaandi||thingamajig, what's-its-name}} Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} yarndie (uncountable)
  1. (Australian Aboriginal) Marijuana. Tags: uncountable
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          "text": "1992, Today, Sept.\nIt’s just as well it doesn’t depend on our feelings. Good feelings just fade like Yarndi smoke."
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          "text": "1992, R. L. Ginibi, Real Deadly\nYa can’t work hard, drink, and some yarndie too!"
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