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dacca n. (Spelling variants: dakka, dakker.) [Also and originally South African dagga (with spelling variants dacca etc.) from Afrikaans from Khoikhoi.] Marijuana.

1977 Sun-Herald (Sydney) 16 Oct. 63/5, I like dakker because it makes me forget about all my troubles and hassles.   1982 Sydney Morning Herald 18 Sept. 1/5 At a teenage party you may be offered dacca or spot. Called marihuana by some.   1988 L. Johansen Dinkum Dict. 87 Dakka, marijuana; pot; dope.   1998 M. Hamilton et al. Drug Use in Aust. 273 Cannabis is also called  ..  hemp, choof, dakka [etc.].