kef

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɛf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kāf, kef )


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kef  (kāf, kef ),USA pronunciation n. (in the Middle East)
  1. a state of drowsy contentment, esp. from the use of a narcotic.
  2. Also, keef. a substance, esp. a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state.
Also, kief, kif. 
  • Arabic kaif well-being, pleasure
  • 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kef /kɛf/ n
  1. a variant of kif
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
kif  (kif ),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. kef.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kif /kɪf; kiːf/, kaif, keef, kef, kief n
  1. another name for marijuana
  2. any drug or agent that when smoked is capable of producing a euphoric condition
  3. the euphoric condition produced by smoking marijuana
Etymology: 20th Century: from Arabic kayf pleasure
'kef' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
kif - keef - kief

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