Harsh Bad. Not good.
Another multi purpose negative
adjective. Something that is 'harsh' isn't
good. More than most other '
bad' terms, uses for 'harsh' are particularly
diverse. Pretty much
anything can be 'harsh'.
"Today was harsh."
"That was harsh."
"The Nazi regime was harsh."
You get the picture. It also has a more specific use when referring to a
joint. If a joint is said to be 'harsh' (as oppose to '
smooth') then it is 'hard on the lungs'. It may induce more
coughing from the smoker, or may just be less
effective. Usually a harsh joint is caused by badly burning
rolling paper, and this can, in turn, be caused by
many things.
Part of the London Slang Project