Ultimate Cannabis Etymology Thread - Toker's Den - International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums

Dows · 03-06-2018, 03:57 PM

Cannabis is a far-reaching plant which brings many different people together. I've always been interested in amateur linguistics and where the words people use daily originate.

This is a thread to discuss the history of local terms people around you use as synonyms for cannabis. For example, 'ganja' is a term commonly heard in the Caribbean and was introduced by way of Indian laborers.

Now for an open question, 'doja' is a word I hear used by some in the US, but where did this word come from? I found it sounds eerily similar to 'dagga' from S. Africa.

shawkmon · 03-06-2018, 04:53 PM

weed , cannabis if i try to sound legit

mean mr.mustard · 03-07-2018, 02:52 AM

I use cannabis.

I also call it cannabis.

And also frequently call it pot.

Potacion de guaya means drink of grief.

03-06-2018, 03:57 PM	#1
Dows Newbie Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 13	Ultimate Cannabis Etymology Thread Cannabis is a far-reaching plant which brings many different people together. I've always been interested in amateur linguistics and where the words people use daily originate. This is a thread to discuss the history of local terms people around you use as synonyms for cannabis. For example, 'ganja' is a term commonly heard in the Caribbean and was introduced by way of Indian laborers. Now for an open question, 'doja' is a word I hear used by some in the US, but where did this word come from? I found it sounds eerily similar to 'dagga' from S. Africa.
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03-06-2018, 04:53 PM	#2
shawkmon Pleasantly dissociated Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: St. Somewhere Posts: 2,145	weed , cannabis if i try to sound legit __________________ 🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕 Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Henry David Thoreau
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03-07-2018, 02:52 AM	#3
mean mr.mustard I Pass Satellites Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Overturning Pebbles and Upending All the Animals Alight Posts: 6,418	I use cannabis. I also call it cannabis. And also frequently call it pot. Potacion de guaya means drink of grief.
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