wacky tobacky

[ wak-ee tuh-bak-ee ]

noun

, Facetious Slang.

1. marijuana ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of wacky tobacky¹

1970–75; rhyming compound < wacky ( def ) + tobacky (an informal U.S. regional term for tobacco ( def ) )

Example Sentences

Backed by a jazz trio and assisted by Michael Lanahan as a “hip news” reader, Mr. Broder, holding a cigarette that may or may not be wacky tobacky, throws himself into the routines.

From New York Times

Wacky tobacky reflects one of the hottest political issues of recent years: legalizing marijuana.

From Time

This week Brooks responded to Colorado and Washington state’s recent decriminalization of marijuana with a retrospective on his own experience smoking the wacky tobacky.

From Slate