roach
- noun
- /roʊtʃ/
- NSFW
- 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
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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?
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- You got another roach?
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'Cause I left my roach clip at home.
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Maybe leave a roach in an ashtray.
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Pretty much got that roach problem licked.
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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
The small part of a cigarette left after someone smokes it
The small end of a cigarette left after someone smokes it
Compounds
- NSFW
A small metal tool that holds the end of a marijuana cigarette so you do not burn your fingers
- NSFW
A small metal tool like tweezers that holds the end of a joint so you do not burn your fingers
How Much Left
Surface Forms
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.