How to say “stoned” in Darija
In Moroccan, you say “m7chchech”; in Algerian, “maztoul” and “mzetoula”; in Tunisian, “mzatoul” and “m7ashesh”.
In Moroccan Darija
m7chchech محشّش
An adjective meaning “high on hashish, stoned”; “spaced out, dazed”.
شنو كتقول؟ واش نتا محشّش؟: “What are you talking about? Are you stoned or what?”
In Algerian Darja
maztoul مزطول
An adjective meaning “drugged, stoned”; “out of it”.
واش بيك تهدر هكا، راك مزطول ولا واش؟: “Why are you talking like that, are you stoned or what?”
mzetoula مزطولة
An adjective meaning “high on cannabis”; “saying incoherent things”.
راهي مزطولة، ما تفهمش واش راهي تقول: “She's stoned, she doesn't understand what she's saying.”
In Tunisian Derja
mzatoul مزطول
An adjective meaning “stoned, high on cannabis”; “spaced out, out of it”; “carefree, laid-back”.
شبيك مزطول اليوم؟ ما فهمت حتى شي.: “What's wrong with you, are you spaced out today? You didn't understand a thing.”
m7ashesh محشش
An adjective meaning “stoned (on cannabis)”; “spaced out, talking nonsense”.
شبيك تحكي هكّا؟ محشّش؟: “Why are you talking like that? Are you stoned?”