I've by no means led a sheltered life so how come....

[OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny]

...I've never heard of 420/4:20 in relation to cannabis culture .

I'm 51, have mixed with all sorts, shared student houses with some right stoners, have even smoked the stuff myself (many years ago) yet have never heard of "four twenty" until this week.

Anyone else found that something like this has completely passed them by?

[RawRoar]

What?

[BrokenWing]

Nope never heard of it either, you don't need to be knowledgable on illegal drugs slang to have not led a sheltered life. So much more to life than weed.

[IhateBoswell]

What does it mean then? I've never heard of it.

[CheekyFuckersDontGetPastMe]

my teen told me about it on Monday at 4.20 EVERYBODY goes to a location to smoke the reefer.

Ours was apparently a local park.

[VanGoghsDog]

Yeah, it's all over Tinder.

[megletthesecond]

I've never heard of that before.
But it does explain why I could smell weed along Piccadilly on Saturday. It's something I usually only smell in our classy town .

[CheekyFuckersDontGetPastMe]

I always preferred a smoke early evening. Terribly munches if I started before I’d eaten my dinner.

[CheekyFuckersDontGetPastMe]

On the 20th day every 4th month people meet at 4.20 to have a joint together.

[OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny]

Its just that this week, due to the date being 4/20 (in the American format) there have been lots of mentions of it in relation to celebrations and events held worldwide.

Googling shows it was a phrase that originated in the 70s so it's been around a long time

[bellinisurge]

Nope. I'm old. I've lived a bit. News to me too.
Thanks.

[longtimelurkerhelen]

It's an American thing.

[bellinisurge]

Nope. I'm old. I've lived a bit. News to me too.
Thanks.
Also, and here's another big secret, smoking weed makes you really dull to be around.

[RezCowgirl]

Probably never heard of it be use it's only really been in the mainstream UK cannabis community in the last few years. It's an American thing.

[KittensinaBlender]

I thought this was going to be about googling Dragon Butter or some such.

We haven’t had a good Dragon Butter thread in aaaages.

[thugmansion]

I've known 4.20 for the past three years from DSs and work colleagues. I assumed 20th of April being the day they celebrated

[Dollywilde]

I know it but generally only via Twitter - it’s a US thing and cannabis has never been my drug of choice!

[OhMyGodTheyKilledKenny]

KittensinaBlender you're not going to catch me out with that one!

I've been on mumsnet long enough to have heard of that so not totally naive

[WeepingWillowWeepingWino]

Never heard of it and whilst I’m not a partaker DH used to smoke skunk every day.

[DianaPrincessOfThemyscira]

I've heard of it but I'm on Reddit.

What does it mean? Where did it come from? What is the significance?

TIA.

[Myfoolishboatisleaning]

I knew it, but I live in the US. It doesn’t even work in the UK, because we do the date correctly 😂

[caughtinanet]

I know about it but I'd say it's only been a thing here (UK) for the past couple of years

[DointItForTheKids]

I wonder if these folks producing this high quality (and probably very delicious) Welsh butter are aware of the possible confusion based on the other meaning of Dragon Butter?

//www.coombecastle.com/product/dragon-butter/?lang=eur

This is significantly more wholesome that's for sure !!

[barryfromclareisfit]

OP, I had to google it, too. It seems to be some overseas nonsense. Essentially harmless. I’m ignoring it.

[Bringbackthestripes]

Doinit I’m too scared to look

I had seen 4:20 on insta so Googled a couple of years ago.

Bukake is a word I had seen on a fail book post around 5 years ago and instantly regretted googling. I have to say these days due to restrictions you won’t be immediately taken to the horrifically graphic video I was directed to. There are some things that cannot be unseen!