Mary Jane
English
Etymology 1
Mary + Jane. The noun sense is a literal translation of Spanish María Juana, from María (“Mary”) + Juana (“Jane”)
Translations
double given name
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Noun
- (slang) Marijuana.
- 2005, Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, and Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), “Stay Fly”, in Most Known Unknown, Sony BMG, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG):
- Mary Jane, since I have met you, girl, you've ruined my brain.
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Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:marijuana
Translations
Etymology 2
Genericized trademark, from the female name. Mary Jane was a character in the Buster Brown comic strip, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.
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