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kif

hash (cannabis)

noun KEEF Rare
People & Society Values

Origin: Arabic kaif (pleasure, well-being)

Usage Note

Kif comes from Arabic kif (pleasure, well-being): in its drug sense it is cannabis resin, but in informal speech c'est le kif or c'est mon kif means it's a real pleasure or just what one loves. The very common verb kiffer (to love, to enjoy) derives from it. Do not confuse it with kif-kif, a separate word meaning 'all the same'.

Examples

"Pour lui, c'est le kif total."

Natural Translation

For him, it's the greatest pleasure.

Literal Translation

For him, it's the kif total.

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