puff the magic dragon
English
Etymology
From the name of a song, Puff, the Magic Dragon (1963), reinterpreting puff as a verb. The authors of the song have repeatedly denied that it is about marijuana.
Pronunciation
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Verb
puff the magic dragon (third-person singular simple present puffs the magic dragon, present participle puffing the magic dragon, simple past and past participle puffed the magic dragon)
- (slang, humorous, proscribed) To smoke marijuana.
- 2006, Richard Greener, The Lacey Confession:
- Sure, he puffed the magic dragon — who didn't? — but no cocaine, no heroin.
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