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roach

roach

5 9.9
The small end of a smoked joint kept to smoke later
  • noun
  • /roʊtʃ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : colilla
  • Finally, I decided she wasn't coming, and I went from ashtray to ashtray smoking the fattest roach out of each one.
  • smoke a roach
  • light a roach
  • a roach clip

Examples

  • Maurice lights his roach, and the match burns closer and closer to his fingertips.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • As smoke rose in an acrid ribbon and the shared joint shrank to a roach packed with cannabis residues, Josh stumbled into speech.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • - You got a roach?

  • - You got another roach?

  • 'Cause I left my roach clip at home.

  • Maybe leave a roach in an ashtray.

  • Pretty much got that roach problem licked.

  • He lights the roach with it.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The living room reeks of pot, but I can't find the roach.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • After enjoying the party, they found a roach in the ashtray and decided to save it for later.

Synonyms

butt
vsroach
48 5.2

The small part of a cigarette left after someone smokes it

is specifically the remnant of a smoked cannabis roll not any object
cigarette butt
vsroach
26 1.3

The small end of a cigarette left after someone smokes it

is the remnant after smoking a hand rolled cannabis roll

Compounds

roach coach
  • Slang
1 9.3

A truck that sells cheap fast food

roach clip
  • NSFW
1 9.9

A small metal tool that holds the end of a marijuana cigarette so you do not burn your fingers

9.9

A small metal tool like tweezers that holds the end of a joint so you do not burn your fingers

oriental roach
  • Specialized
7.9

A large dark brown cockroach from Asia now found in many places

How Much Left

cigarette
1.0
roach
  • NSFW
5 9.9
ash
339 1.0

Surface Forms

roach singular
roaches plural

Etymology

The word roach for the small end of a marijuana cigarette probably comes from the idea of a small 'tail' or leftover bit you save, so remember it as the tiny stub left after most of it has been smoked.