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four twenty

four twenty is the alternative form of 420.

Meaning of 420

Noun (1)

420 (plural 420s)

  1. A particular type of monohull dinghy with two sails, designed for two people.

Noun (2)

420 (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US, especially, slang) Cannabis.
    • Sunday is 420 day, when lovers of marijuana get together to celebrate their fondness for weed.2025 April 20, Sandee LaMotte, “Marijuana hospital visits linked to dementia diagnosis within 5 years, study finds”, in CNN
  2. (Canada, US, especially, slang, usually) Pertaining to cannabis, its consumption, or cannabis culture.
    • Late nights at the recording studio were always 420 friendly.
  3. (Canada, US, especially, slang) April 20 (abbreviated 4/20 in the US), as an occasion to celebrate cannabis culture.

Noun (3)

420 (plural 420s)

  1. (Canada, South-Asia, US, especially, slang) fraudster, cheater, forger; a smooth operator

Questions about four twenty

What is four twenty the alternative form of?
Four twenty is the alternative form of 420.

Words near four twenty in the dictionary

  1. Four Species
  2. four square
  3. four thieves' vinegar
  4. four thousand
  5. four treasures of the study
  6. four twenty
  7. four winds hat
  8. four winds hats
  9. four-acceleration
  10. four-accelerations
  11. four-ale

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