Fumimota

[Gillies, Lindsay]

To my direct but somewhat ancient knowledge, "la mota" is a common slang 
term for herb, at least in Columbia.  A-and I think "fume" is also the first 
person in the subjunctive of fumar, to smoke, i.e., "I would smoke".  I know 
among my highschool hispanic friends, we used the word "fumamota" for 
"pothead"...I don't know if this was just our agglomeration or genuine slang 
from the native speakers in the group...
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>       I just checked David Jordan's wonderful gloss on the name, 
"Fumimota."
>with a Spanish professor. I know her very well. In fact, we're married.
>
>       It seems that "fume" (with accent) is the 1st person singular--not 
the
>3rd person--of the preterite. Without an accent, "fume" is an imperative. 
So
>the name either becomes, "I smoked marijuana," or "you smoke marijuana." 
Per-
>haps the latter is more amusing. I received no intelligence about the 
"street"
>meaning of "mota." Alas, our street is not very interesting.
>
>      "Boy, you guys sure have fun," quoth the professor, upon being
>presented
>with the above gloss. How can I tell her?
>
>                          Clearing the air,
>                               Terry