green goddess
- noun
- /ɡrin ˈɡɑdəs/
- NSFW
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marihuana
- Some people refer to marijuana as the green goddess because of its color and potency.
Examples
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Have you tried the new green goddess strain?
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I just bought some green goddess from my friend.
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He whispered that he was looking for the green goddess at the festival.
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The scent of the green goddess filled the entire room during the party.
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At the concert, everyone was casually talking about the green goddess they had purchased earlier.
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Many artists in the area are inspired by the effects of the green goddess in their work.
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She rolled a joint filled with the green goddess and shared it with her friends.
Synonyms
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9.1
A drug from the cannabis plant often smoked for pleasure
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9.9
A drug people smoke to feel relaxed or high
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9.1
A drug made from a plant that people smoke to relax
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8.8
A drug from a plant that people smoke to feel high
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9.5
A slang word for marijuana used as a drug
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9.9
A very strong kind of marijuana with a strong smell
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9.9
Marijuana used as a slang word in informal street speech
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9.9
A slang name for the drug marijuana
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9.9
Dried parts of the marijuana plant that people smoke to feel high
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9.9
A street name for the drug marijuana
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9.9
A slang term for strong marijuana that people smoke
A strong type of marijuana from Mexico
Surface Forms
Morphology
green + goddess
Although 'green' clearly denotes the color and 'goddess' denotes a divine female, the slang meaning 'marijuana' is not a predictable composition of these parts. This is a culture-specific colloquial label whose referent (cannabis) cannot be reliably inferred by a B1 learner from the literal constituents, so it is idiomatic and opaque.
Etymology
Green goddess may come from the simple image of the bright green plant and the word goddess, which shows respect for something powerful. That's why green goddess is used for 'marijuana', because the plant is green and often thought of as strong or special.