Kef


[keyf, kef] /keɪf, kɛf/

noun, (in the Middle East)
1.
a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
2.
Also, keef. a substance, especially a smoking preparation of hemp leaves, used to produce this state.
/kɛf/
noun
1.
a variant of kif
noun

See keif
n.

1808, from Arabic kaif “well-being, good-humor.” Specifically, state of dreaming intoxication produced by smoking cannabis; dolce far niente. In Morocco and Algeria, it was the name for Indian hemp.

noun

(also keef or kief or kif) Marijuana, hashish, or opium

[1878+ Narcotics; fr Arabic, ”pleasure”]
Keflavik [Iceland] Airport

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