reefer

Double-breasted seaman's coat

Reefer has two unrelated meanings.

The older is a close-fitting jacket worn by sailors, named for the reef knot used to secure sails.

The more common meaning today is slang for a marijuana cigarette: We smoked a reefer on the back porch.

A reefer is also a refrigerated truck or shipping container.

cannabis

marijuana

Psychoactive hemp plant

  • weedUninvited plant
  • potVessel for cooking
  • ganjaCannabis, island style

herb · kush · bud · joint · blunt · spliff · doobie · pinner · bong · hashish

shipping

container

Thing for storing items

frozen · transport · trucking · logistics · insulated · cooling · maritime · shipment · trailer · haulage

jacket

peacoat

Double-breasted wool jacket

nautical · sailor · mariner · seafaring · military · vintage · classic · tailored · insulated · waterproof

madness

propaganda

Biased information for influence

  • 1930sFourth decade, twentieth century
  • filmMovie or coating
  • hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess

anti-drug · prohibition · sensationalism · camp · exploitation · misinformation

Categories
Opposites
sobriety vs intoxication

reefersobriety

Unimpaired mental state

abstinence · straight edge · clean living · teetotalism · clearheadedness

temperature control

reeferdry van

Unrefrigerated enclosed freight trailer

hot box · flatbed

garment style

reeferovercoat

Long warm outer garment

greatcoat · duster · topcoat · cloak · cape

Phrases
Family

reef, reefing, reefers

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13