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mary jane
What does mary jane mean?
A personifying nickname for cannabis, playing on the word 'marijuana'.
"He wrote a whole love song about Mary Jane."
Origin
An Anglicized play on 'marijuana' (mari-juana); one of the earliest such nicknames.
Frequently asked questions
What does Mary Jane mean?
It's a personifying nickname for cannabis, playing on the sound of the word 'marijuana'.
Where does the nickname Mary Jane come from?
It's an Anglicized play on 'marijuana' (mari-juana) and is one of the earliest such nicknames.
Why do songs reference Mary Jane?
Because it lets artists talk about cannabis as if it were a person, e.g. writing a 'love song' about Mary Jane.
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