Green’s Dictionary of Slang

thirty n.2

1. (US black) one month, i.e. 30 days.

D. Burley N.Y. Amsterdam Star-News 3 July 16: It is the 25th black of the first 30.
[US]D. Burley Orig. Hbk of Harlem Jive 123: Six thirties after have flown.

2. (N.Z. prison) a 30mg tablet of morphine sulphate.

[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 188/2: thirty n. a 30mg morphine sulphate tablet .

3. (US black gang) a gun with an extended magazine, holding 30 bullets.

F. Stuart ‘Dispatches from the Rap Wars’ in chicagomag.com 🌐 thirty A gun with an extended 30-round magazine.

In phrases

In compounds

thirty-center (n.)

(N.Z. prison) a socially unacceptable individual.

[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 188/2: thirty-center n. a person deemed unworthy to converse with, substandard in terms of character and behaviour.
thirty-forty (n.)

(N.Z. prison) marijuana oil.

[NZ]D. Looser Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 188/2: thirty-forty (also 30/40) n. marijuana oil.