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benj

benj is the archaic form of bhang.

Meaning of bhang

Noun

bhang (uncountable)

  1. A traditional South Asian preparation made from the leaves and flowers of the cannabis plant, consumed in food or drink.
  2. (India, Kenya, North, Pakistan, Uganda, elsewhere slang) Cannabis or its preparations generally.
    • Almost from the outset of her arrival in the town, soft-muted music, the strange, heart-rending, mournful music of the East - suggestive of apes, and pearls, and bhang, and the colour blue - was to be heard, surging from the Nook in monotonous improvisation.1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 36

Questions about benj

What is benj the archaic form of?
Benj is the archaic form of bhang.

Words near benj in the dictionary

  1. Benito
  2. Benito Soliven
  3. benitoite
  4. benitoites
  5. benizon
  6. benj
  7. Benj.
  8. benjamin
  9. Benjamin Button
  10. Benjamin Button disease
  11. Benjamin Buttoned

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