twomp

20 U.S. dollars' worth of marijuana.

Noun

  1. 20 U.S. dollars' worth of marijuana.
    • However, last night we scored a twomp (20 sack) of this extremely chronic weed, and we hotboxed Shaun's car...I was GONE. Just out of it. Almost uncomfortably stoned. - 1998 July 21, "TSmith6235", “Re: Those new...
    • […] twomp is twenty, so a twomp-sack is a 20 sack, generally a tiny bit over a gram of green (prices are outrageous). - 1998 August 23, Alexander Carlton, “Re: Doser aka A. Carlton vs. WUZ”, in rec.music.hip-hop...
    • [replying to: Resell value is very high for weed...mmmmm] You're telling me. $20 a twomp? Fucking outrageous. - 1999 February 13, "Michelle", “Re: shitty tips in the past week”, in alt.pizza.delivery.drivers (Usenet):
  2. Twenty.
    • it's only gonna cost a twomp, right? hella cheap. - 1999 April 7, Edmund Lee, “uop's banquet”, in ucd.org.fraternity.a-phi-o.d (Usenet):

Origin

The name derives from hip hop. It may also come from resembling a thwomp (rectangular stone enemy character) from the Super Mario series. It takes this appearance when it is tightly packed into a small plastic bag and the edges become ruffled.

Forms

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