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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