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what does "huff glue"mean ?

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davidchang - 08 Apr 2006 11:02 GMT
some context:
I don't know why people assume weed is worse for you than tobacco. Tobacco
is f.cking horrible, its got 1500 different toxins and Smoking it only
makes matters WORSE by far.

Marijuana has 5 Carcinogens. That's less than a Tomato has.

Oh and, don't you Huff glue?

I do not huff glue, I huff markers...
No actually I am kidding, and WAS kidding, I dont huff anything, I am good
to my body.
I was not sitting there inhaling the smoke, they actually took one puff
from a makeshift aluminum foil pipe, I dont have a tolerance for weed, so
I got slightly high. It was in the middle of class, teacher smelled it and
just poked his head up, looked around, couldnt find them and resumed work,
he lost his job.

any help will b greatly appreciated...
regards.
Owain - 08 Apr 2006 13:03 GMT
> some context:
> I don't know why people assume weed is worse for you than tobacco. Tobacco
> is f.cking horrible, its got 1500 different toxins and Smoking it only
> makes matters WORSE by far.
> Marijuana has 5 Carcinogens. That's less than a Tomato has.

*fewer* than a tomato has.

> Oh and, don't you Huff glue?
> I do not huff glue, I huff markers...

to huff = to sniff, to smell

Owain
John Dean - 08 Apr 2006 13:09 GMT
> some context:
> I don't know why people assume weed is worse for you than tobacco.
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>
> I do not huff glue, I huff markers...

Your question (invisible to certain newsreader settings which don't show
subject lines) was "(W)hat does "huff glue" mean?"
From the context, it clearly means "sniff glue" ie solvent abuse - the
process of inhaling the fumes from glue in order to experience a chemical
high.
Other substances can be used and the OP quotes "markers". You can also use
certain kinds of paint.
"Huff" seems to be accepted street slang, as Google will confirm. Maybe from
a misunderstanding of what the word originally meant as in the "I'll huff
and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down."
Or not.
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