good mon
- noun
- NSFW
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- She rolled a joint with some good mon she bought at the dispensary.
Examples
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He said he only smoked good mon when he wanted to relax.
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I just bought some good mon from my friend.
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Finding good mon can be tough in some cities.
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Have you tried this good mon yet?
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He said he only smoked good mon when he wanted to relax.
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Finding good mon can be tough in some cities.
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She rolled a joint with some good mon she bought at the dispensary.
How Potent
Surface Forms
Morphology
good + mon
The second element 'mon' is non-standard/slang/dialectal (not a regular dictionary word), so a B1 learner who knows 'good' would not be able to derive the specialized meaning 'high-quality marijuana' from the constituents. This is an informal, culture-specific slang term whose meaning is lexicalized and unpredictable from the parts, so prior exposure is required.
Etymology
Good mon may come from Jamaican speech, where mon means 'man' and people put good before something they praise, so saying good mon became a way to praise a dealer or the product. That's why it now means 'high-quality marijuana'.
