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April, 20th, the anniversary of [[Adolf Hitler]]’s birthday is also used as a tattoo by racists and neo- |
April, 20th, the anniversary of [[Adolf Hitler]]’s birthday is also used as a tattoo by racists and neo-[[Nazi]]s, to affirm their belief in the ideals of [[National Socialism]]. A common but very different meaning for "4/20" (or "4:20" or "420") is as a slang term associated with smoking [[marijuana]]. |
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The number 420 is a euphemism for [[cannabis]] and its associated culture. The exact origin of the term is unknown, although there is much speculation and many urban legends about its origin. Smoking marijuana at 4:20 or on April 20 has special meaning to some. |
The number 420 is a euphemism for [[cannabis]] and its associated culture. The exact origin of the term is unknown, although there is much speculation and many urban legends about its origin. Smoking marijuana at 4:20 or on April 20 has special meaning to some. |
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Urban legend claims, incorrectly, that 420 is or was a police code for a drug bust or for "marijuana smoking in progress", or that 4:20 is or was the shift change for the police. |
Urban legend claims, incorrectly, that 420 is or was a police code for a [[drug]] bust or for "marijuana smoking in progress", or that 4:20 is or was the shift change for the [[police]]. |
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Urban legend claims, incorrectly, that 420 is or was a police code for a drug bust or for "marijuana smoking in progress", or that 4:20 is or was the shift change for the police. |
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Many mistake April 20 as being the day Bob Marley, a famous rastafarian musician, died. The actual date he died is May 11. (yeah, and how wrong, since actually its Hitlers Birthday ;P, see above) |
Many mistake April 20 as being the day Bob Marley, a famous rastafarian musician, died. The actual date he died is May 11. (yeah, and how wrong, since actually its Hitlers Birthday ;P, see above) |
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Revision as of 23:30, 28 November 2005
4 / 20 = 0.2
April, 20th, the anniversary of Adolf Hitler’s birthday is also used as a tattoo by racists and neo-Nazis, to affirm their belief in the ideals of National Socialism. A common but very different meaning for "4/20" (or "4:20" or "420") is as a slang term associated with smoking marijuana.
The number 420 is a euphemism for cannabis and its associated culture. The exact origin of the term is unknown, although there is much speculation and many urban legends about its origin. Smoking marijuana at 4:20 or on April 20 has special meaning to some.
Urban legend claims, incorrectly, that 420 is or was a police code for a drug bust or for "marijuana smoking in progress", or that 4:20 is or was the shift change for the police.
Many mistake April 20 as being the day Bob Marley, a famous rastafarian musician, died. The actual date he died is May 11. (yeah, and how wrong, since actually its Hitlers Birthday ;P, see above)
'420' began its sub-rosa linguistic career in 1971 as a bit of slang casually used by a group of high school kids at San Rafael High School in California. '420' (always pronounced "four-twenty," never "four hundred and twenty") came Is it 4:20 already? to be an accepted part of the argot within that group of about a dozen pot smokers, beginning as a reminder of the time they planned to meet to light up, 4:20 p.m.