chillum

¹

[ chil-uhm ]

noun

1. the part of a hookah that contains the tobacco, marijuana, or other substance being smoked.
2. the substance that is smoked.
3. a hookah or other water pipe adapted for smoking marijuana, that can be passed in ritual fashion among a group of participants: used especially by Rastafarians.

Chillum

²

[ chil-uhm ]

noun

1. a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

chillum

/ ˈtʃɪləm /

noun

1. a short pipe, usually of clay, used esp for smoking cannabis

Word History and Origins

Origin of chillum¹

First recorded in 1775–85, chillum is from the Hindi word cilam

Word History and Origins

Origin of chillum¹

C18: from Hindi cilam, from Persian chilam

Example Sentences

This Saturday, the department will be in Bowie, Temple Hills and Chillum, Doubleday said.

From Washington Post

Chillum is another example of how mushroom dispensaries are pushing legal boundaries.

From Salon

Chillum, a mushroom and hemp dispensary in Ybor City near Tampa Bay, sells grow kits, spores and mycology cultures for Amanita muscaria, the fly agaric mushroom.

From Salon

The first curfew violation was on Sept. 12, when officers stopped a driver “committing multiple traffic violations” at about 10:35 p.m. in the 5700 block of Cypress Creek Drive in the Chillum area, Christina Cotterman, a spokesperson for the county police department, said in a statement.

From Washington Post

Jonathan Banks, who played Ehrmantraut, is no stranger to the pressure of survival, having grown up in a tough neighborhood in Chillum Heights, Md. After refining his theater chops in high school and college, Banks began a long film and television career, with roles in movies like “Airplane!,”

From New York Times