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prettygoodwordkif or kef or keef (KIF, KEHF, KEEF, KAYF) - n., a loose or powdered form of cannabis resin used especially for smoking; the dreamy tranquility caused by smoking kif or a narcotic.
I knew only the euphoric state, so was a little surprised to see it's named from a cannabid form. The form is especially associated with Morocco and Algeria, and the word arrived around 1810 from Moroccan Arabic كيف kīf, opiate, from Arabic كَيْف kayf, joy/pleasure.
---L.
I knew only the euphoric state, so was a little surprised to see it's named from a cannabid form. The form is especially associated with Morocco and Algeria, and the word arrived around 1810 from Moroccan Arabic كيف kīf, opiate, from Arabic كَيْف kayf, joy/pleasure.
---L.
