a small tweezerlike clip for holding the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
Origin
1965-70
British Dictionary definitions for roach clip
roach clip
noun
1.
(slang) a small clip resembling tweezers, used to hold the butt of a cannabis cigarette, in order to prevent burning one's fingers
Slang definitions & phrases for roach clip
roach clip
noun phrase
Any tweezerlike device for holding a marijuana cigarette stub too short to be held in the fingers; crutch: necessitating the invention of the ''roach clip,'' which holds roaches(1960s+ Narcotics)