Nov 16, 2017 · The first use of 'spliff' I could find was in the 27 April 1855 Lincolnshire Chronicle [paywall] where, in its singularity, it might well have been a mis- or deliberate re-spelling of 'spiff' (1862, OED), the shortened form of 'spiffy' ("smart, spruce", 1853, OED, in Letters of Dante Gabriel Rossetti; 'spiffy' with a broader sense of "decorated, spectacular" appears perhaps as …

This unsubstantiated source suggests that spliff is a portmanteau word derived from combining the word split with the word spiff: (From split <divided> + spiff <well-dresssed or good>) A quality cigarette rolled with both tobacco and marajuana, initially popular on Europe's Iberian Peninsula.

Something like: dingbat, thingamabob or thingy . From. 1925 E. FRASER & J. GIBBONS Soldier & Sailor Words 215 Oojah (also Ooja-ka-pivi), a substitute expression for anything the name of which a speaker cannot momentarily think of, e.g. ‘Pass me that h-m, h-m, oojah-ka-pivi, will you?’ 1931 J. VAN DRUTEN London Wall II. ii. 73 There's a whole lot in the Oojah Capivvy now. …

I've looked on Google for several minutes, but I can't find a plausible reason, nor any immediately useful things to follow up. (I understand "Don't bogart that joint" to mean "Pass the [cannabis]...

Nov 2, 2013 · OED says: doobie: a marijuana cigarette Origin unknown. A relationship with dobby has been suggested. dobby/dobbie: A silly old man, a dotard, a booby. Dialectal. First citations: 1...

Jan 5, 2016 · Dope is a rather new slang word that is used to define someone or something excellent, great, impressive. OED says that it is originally in African-American usage and chiefly among rap musicians and

Dec 19, 2013 · The slang term minge in the sense of quim dates from the beginning of the 20 th century. However, neither the OED nor Etymonline has any idea where it came from.

Recent slang dictionaries on the origin of 'wank' and 'wanker' I note at the outset that every recent slang dictionary ultimately concedes that "origin unknown [or obscure]" remains the final word on these terms.

Dec 17, 2014 · @Oldcat: clearly you don't understand the sport in the least. Only one of the 22 players on the field is writhing around, the others are engaged in the far more important activities of gesticulating wildly, gazing imploringly at the ref, shrugging their shoulders, offering a hand to the "injured" player to shake, etc.