420

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

English

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

Interjection

420

  1. (slang, especially Canada, US) A phrase used to identify oneself with the consumption of cannabis, or cannabis culture. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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

Anagrams
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