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puffing the magic dragon

puffing the magic dragon is the present participle and gerund of puff the magic dragon.

Meaning of puff the magic dragon

Verb

puff the magic dragon (third-person singular simple present puffs the magic dragon, present participle puffing the magic dragon, simple past and past participle puffed the magic dragon)

  1. (humorous, slang) To smoke marijuana.
    • Sure, he puffed the magic dragon — who didn't? — but no cocaine, no heroin.2006, Richard Greener, The Lacey Confession

Questions about puffing the magic dragon

What is puffing the magic dragon the present participle and gerund of?
Puffing the magic dragon is the present participle and gerund of puff the magic dragon.

Words near puffing the magic dragon in the dictionary

  1. puffing Billy
  2. puffing one's chest
  3. puffing out
  4. puffing pig
  5. puffing pigs
  6. puffing the magic dragon
  7. puffing up
  8. puffingly
  9. puffings
  10. puffinries
  11. puffinry

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