Definition
A person who frequently uses cannabis, or more broadly, someone associated with laid-back, counterculture attitudes and often heavy rock or psychedelic music. The term can also describe a type of rock music genre characterized by slow, heavy riffs.
Example Usage
He's a total stoner—spends his weekends listening to Black Sabbath and hanging out with friends.
Origin
American slang from the 1960s-70s, derived from the effect of cannabis use ('getting stoned'), popularized during the psychedelic rock era.
Fun Fact
Stoner rock as a genre emerged from the desert rock scene around Palm Springs, California, with bands like Kyuss and Queens of the Stone Age defining the sound.
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