Tac is Geordie slang (from Newcastle and the wider Tyneside region of northeast England) for cannabis — the drug in any of its smokeable forms. It sits in the register of local street slang, informal and coded, used primarily among those familiar with Geordie dialect. Like many drug-related slang terms, it is geographically specific enough that it would be unfamiliar to speakers from other parts of the UK. Its register is casual and often used in everyday conversation in contexts where cannabis use is normalised.
He came back from the park smelling of tac and claiming he'd just been for a walk.
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(Geordie, slang) The drug cannabis.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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