Mary Jane
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Etymology 1 edit
Mary + Jane. The noun sense is a literal translation of Spanish María Juana, from María (“Mary”) + Juana (“Jane”)
Proper noun edit
- A female given name.
Translations edit
double given name
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Noun edit
- (slang) Marijuana.
- 1995, “Mary Jane”, in Headsex[1], performed by Technohead, Mokum Records:
- Mary Jane, you're always in my brain, and you help me ease the pain.
- 2005, “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown[2], performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:
- Mary Jane, since I have met you, girl, you've ruined my brain.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:marijuana
Translations edit
slang for marijuana
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Etymology 2 edit
Genericized trademark, from the female name. Mary Jane was a character in the Buster Brown comic strip, licensed by the shoe manufacturer.
Noun edit
Mary Jane (plural Mary Janes)
Translations edit
type of shoe
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