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Dictionary definition of “ganny”

ganny

n. marijuana from Afghanistan. Subjects: English, Drugs, Slang

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Citations: 1999 [hikchik@bellsouth.com] Stoner’s Pot Palace (Sept. 2) “Guestbook”: Favourite Strain (of weed?): ganny. *1999 [sous420@hotmail.com] The SouS Spot (N.H.) (Dec. 19) “Prices In Your Area”: If you have a price for weed in your area send it to me and I will post it here.…Ganny:30/60. 2002 [Championsd] Usenet: rec.music.artists.kings-x (June 7) “Re: Rush”: On side 2 the song TRAIN TO BANGKOK he speaks about the sweet Jamaican pipe dreams, golden Acapulco nights and the fragrance of Afganastan (we now call “skunk” we once called “ganny” short for Afganastan) What a cool song. 2003 [oxsan] The Asylum (July 1) “Asylum Forums: Oxsan’s Word Fun”: According to Dr [Ebenezer Cobham] Brewer a “ganny” is a portion of canabis from Afghanistan. 2005 [stutteringgypsy] AstutteringGypsy (Tallahassee, Florida) (Feb. 12) “Hell Week”: We all have heard the slang terms for pot or whatever but we had never heard of “ganny.” *2005 Probert Encyclopedia (Feb. 14): Ganny is British slang for Afghani cannabis.

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