BUN

What Does Bun Mean in a Text?

Terms Used by Drug Dealers and Users

We have over 200 terms in our glossary of drug-related terms. Some of these terms are meant to be amusing, some are meant to be descriptive, and some are meant to be "cool." They all have one thing in common though: they all mask the true nature of the texts they feature in. Here is the one you care about:

Bun means "To Smoke a Joint," "One Ounce of Cannabis," and "Heroin."

To Smoke a Joint

The word bun is widely used as a slang term to refer to smoking a joint of cannabis. For example:

Toni: Fancy coming over to Netflix and chill?
Jo: No thanks. You want to come here to bun and chill?

In this context bun is believed to derive from the Jamaican pronunciation of the word burn, which is also used with the same meaning.

One Ounce of Cannabis

In some parts of the US and Canada, bun is also used to refer to one ounce of cannabis. For example:

Tommy: Do you have any beer?
Jody: No. But if you're looking for a party, I have a bun.

Heroin

Bun is also used to refer to a "bundle" of heroin (i.e., a group of eight to ten one-dose bags of heroin).

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When I write Bun, I mean this:

Bun may also refer to a quantity of cannabis or heroin.

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

Bun
Definition:	To Smoke a Joint
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Second Definition for Bun

"One Ounce of Cannabis" is another definition for Bun.

Bun
Definition:	One Ounce of Cannabis
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Third Definition for Bun

Bun also means "Heroin."

Bun
Definition:	Heroin
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at Bun

Whether used with the meaning "Smoke a Joint," "One Ounce of Cannabis," or "Heroin," bun is classified as a slang word. Slang refers to words, phrases and uses of language that are regarded as very informal and which are often restricted to a special context or a particular group of users.