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- Dictionarykif/kɪf/
noun
- 1. a substance, especially cannabis, smoked to produce a drowsy state.
adjective
- 1. very good (used as a general term of approval): informal South African "that T-shirt's kif"
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noun. ˈkif ˈkēf. variant of kef. 1. : a state of dreamy tranquility. 2. : a smoking material (such as marijuana) that produces kef. Examples of kif in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage.
Oct 30, 2024 · kif (uncountable) A kind of cannabis smoked in Morocco and Algeria, for narcotic or intoxicating effect. , which is the flower and seeds of the plant, is the strongest, and a pipe of it half the size of a common English tobacco-pipe, is sufficient to intoxicate. , Edmondo de Amicis, translated by C. Rollin-Tilton,
Kif definition: another name for marijuana. See examples of KIF used in a sentence.
1. (Recreational Drugs) another name for marijuana. 2. (Pharmacology) any drug or agent that when smoked is capable of producing a euphoric condition. 3. (Pharmacology) the euphoric condition produced by smoking marijuana. [C20: from Arabic kayf pleasure]
kif in British English. (kɪf , kiːf ), kaif or keef or kef or kief. noun. 1. another name for marijuana. 2. any drug or agent that when smoked is capable of producing a euphoric condition. 3. the euphoric condition produced by smoking marijuana. Collins English Dictionary.
kif - definition of kif in A Dictionary of South African English. Meaning and origin of kif with spelling and pronunciation. History and development of the term kif with example sentences.
Kif/Kiff. South African slang for cool, a general term of approbation or approval, dates from the late 1980s. It is thought to derive from the Afrikaans gif meaning poison. During the 1970s, Natal pot-smokers used to smoke what was nicknamed Durban poison, and in Afrikaans this was Durban gif.
Kif definition: A loose or powdered form of cannabis resin used especially for smoking.
kif-kif: kif-kif (French) Origin & history From Algerian Arabic, brought back to France by the Northern African French armies. It is a duplication of the Algerian dialectal form of the Arabic word كَيْفَ ("how?; like, same").
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective kif. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in South African English.
