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kush

/kʊʃ/

kush noun: marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).

Noun (1)

kush (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
    • Baby, who you callin' soft / Don't make me smoke up all your kush / Don't make me pop your cheap ass pills2011, “Next”, in Echoes of Silence, performed by The Weeknd
    • Smoking on that kush all in our section / Like it's legalized2013, “All Me”, in Nothing Was the Same, performed by Drake
  2. A synthetic cannabinoid-like recreational drug prevalent in Sierra Leone.

Noun (2) capitalized: Kush

Kush (uncountable)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of kush.
    • This particular type of marijuana is a favorite of the rapper as well as many other weed aficionados. Known for its sweet smell, Kush also packs quite the punch with a high level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).2009, I. M. Stoned, Weed: 420 Things You Didn't Know (or Remember) about Cannabis, page 3
    • Kush is a pure indica and is a short, compact plant. A two-time winner of the international Cannabis Cup, Kush is very popular among indica growers.2010, Alicia Williamson, Grow Marijuana Now!: An Introductory, Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Cannabis, page 95

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Kush

Kush

  1. (alternative) Alternative spelling of Cush.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Kush

Kush (plural Kushes)

  1. A surname from German.

kush meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

kush in Hindi

कुश, कुश्

kush in Tamil

குஷ், கூஷ்

kush in Marathi

कुश, कुश्
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kush in Bengali
কুশ
kush in Telugu
కుష్, కుశ్
kush in Malayalam
കുഷ്, കുശ്
kush in Kannada
ಕುಶ್, ಕುಷ್
kush in Punjabi
ਕੁਸ਼, ਕੁੱਸ਼
kush in Gujarati
કુશ
kush in Odia
କୁଶ, କୁଶ୍
kush in Nepali
कुश

Synonyms of kush

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Forms of kush

Noun
alternative formKush
alternative formcush
Proper noun
pluralKushes

Origin of kush

Ellipsis of Hindu Kush, the place of origin.

From Biblical Hebrew כוש.

Respelling of German Kusch.

Words formed from kush

Phrases with kush

Words that rhyme with kush

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Questions about kush

What does kush mean?
Kush means marijuana, especially Cannabis indica (a variety of marijuana originating in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, strains of which often have high THC content).
What is kush in Hindi?
Kush in Hindi is कुश, कुश्. See Kush meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kush?
Kush can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kush?
Kush is pronounced /kʊʃ/.

Words near kush in the dictionary

  1. kusarigamajutsu
  2. Kuschel
  3. Kuschels
  4. Kusek
  5. Kuseks
  6. kush
  7. kusha
  8. Kushagra
  9. Kushal
  10. Kushalgarh
  11. Kushan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kush (page history and authors); Kush (page history and authors); kush (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); kush (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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