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roach out

C1 slang separable transitive
In simple words

To smoke a joint all the way to the very end, leaving nothing.

Literal meaning: To smoke something down to its roach (butt).

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic slang

To smoke a cannabis joint entirely, down to the very last usable part.

"We had nothing left but a tiny joint and decided to roach it out between us."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Very niche cannabis slang. A 'roach' in British English is the cardboard filter or tip at the end of a hand-rolled cigarette or joint. In American English, 'roach' is the butt of a joint that has been smoked down. Unlikely to be encountered outside of cannabis-using social circles.

Commonly used with

joint spliff it

Forms

Base
roach out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
roaches out
he/she/it
Past simple
roached out
yesterday
Past participle
roached out
have + pp
-ing form
roaching out
continuous

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