yarndie

English

Alternative forms

• nyandi, yarndi

Etymology

From Wiradjuri nyaandi (“thingamajig, what's-its-name”).

Noun

yarndie (uncountable)

1. (Australian Aboriginal) Marijuana.
   • 1984, L. Fogarty, Ngutji

     Yarndi = grass.

   • 1990, Davis et al., Paperbark

     He made enough to ... keep himself in Nyandi (herb).

   • 1992, Today, Sept.

     It’s just as well it doesn’t depend on our feelings. Good feelings just fade like Yarndi smoke.

   • 1992, R. L. Ginibi, Real Deadly

     Ya can’t work hard, drink, and some yarndie too!

   • 1993, Koori Mail, 10 Mar.

     I drank and smoked yarndie for fourteen years.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:marijuana