doob

noun — 2 senses

doob

noun

/duːb/

Etymology Borrowed from Hindi दूब (dūb). Doublet of durva.

1

Doob grass.

Doob is a shallow rooted plant and obtains its food from the surface layer of soil; most of the other grasses, with which it has to compete, such as motha (Cyperus rotundus), dabhi (Imperata arundinacea) and rari (Saccharum spontaneum) are comparatively deep-rooted; […]1911, C.M. Hutchinson, “Turf”, in Agricultural Journal Of India, Pusa: Agricultural Research Institute, page 368:

doob

noun

Etymology Unknown, perhaps related to doob grass.

1

Slang A marijuana cigarette.

I don't smoke doobs and I don't really hang out.1996, Eric Bogosian, SubUrbia (motion picture), spoken by Bee-Bee (Dina Spybey-Waters):

Derived terms: doobage

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