ganny
n.— «On side 2 the song TRAIN TO BANGKOK he speaks about the sweet Jamaican pipe dreams, golden Acapulco nights and the fragrance of Afganastan (we now call “skunk” we once called “ganny” short for Afganastan) What a cool song.» —“Re: Rush” by Championsd Usenet: rec.music.artists.kings-x June 7, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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