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vonce

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Noun — (informal) Cannabis, especially when taken as a drug.

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1. noun

(informal) Cannabis, especially when taken as a drug.

2. noun

(informal) A small, irritating person or thing, said fondly rather than as an insult.

““Promise you'll come and visit your tanteh soon or I won't let you go, my little vonce!” said his aunt, tightening her hold.”

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish וואַנץ (vants, “bedbug”), by analogy to the English slang term roach. Attested since the 1950s.

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