420

See also: 4-2-0 and 4/20

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Etymology 1

So named because it is 420 centimetres long.

Noun

420 (plural 420s)

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

Etymology 2

Likely originated from the time (4:20 pm) one particular group of smokers, the Waldos in San Francisco, met.[1][2]

Alternative forms

Adjective

420

  1. (slang, especially Canada, US) Pertaining to the consumption of cannabis or to cannabis culture.
    My pot-smoking friends really enjoy the 420 mood of this new album.

Noun

420

  1. (slang, especially Canada, US) Cannabis.

References
  1. Oxford Dictionaries, "We added 420 to the OED. Here’s how it happened.", 20 April 2017
  2. Oxford Living Dictionaries, "420"

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