Synonyms for kef
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : keyf, kef |
| Phonetic Transcription : keɪf, kɛf |
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Définition of kef
Origin :- 1808, from Arabic kaif "well-being, good-humor." Specifically, state of dreaming intoxication produced by smoking cannabis; dolce far niente. In Morocco and Algeria, it was the name for Indian hemp.
- As in hemp : noun plant
- To “do kef,” or to “make kef,” is to pass the time in such a state.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 » by Various
- A––– and his party had started for Kef, malgré my dissuasions.
- Extract from : « Notes in North Africa » by W. G. Windham
- These folks take their kef, as they do every thing else, quietly.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCLXXVI. February, 1847. Vol. LXI. » by Various
- Situated at the intersection of main routes from the west and south, Kef occupies a position of strategic importance.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6 » by Various
- The Oriental mysticism, the Kef, as ecstasy is called in the East, are admirably expressed.
- Extract from : « Ivory Apes and Peacocks » by James Huneker
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