# reefer

/ˈɹifɝ/ (US) · /ɹˈiːfɐ/ (UK) · CEFR C1 · Noun

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/reefer
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

a cigarette made with marijuana. You hear it mostly in old films and talk about drugs from the past.

For teachers: a cigarette containing marijuana.

## Examples

- He rolls a reefer after dinner.
- The police found a half-smoked reefer in the car during the traffic stop.
- The film's title evokes the 1930s panic over marijuana, when newspapers warned that a single reefer could corrupt an entire generation of young people.

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