cig

Informal tobacco stick

Cig is informal for cigarette: I'm going outside for a cig.

The word is casual and common, particularly in British English.

The plural cigs appears in contexts like bumming or buying: Can I bum a cig?

smoking

inhale

Draw air in

  • exhaleExpel breath outward
  • puffBrief burst of air
  • dragResistance through fluid

light up · smoke rings · ashtray · lighter · matches · chain-smoke · flick · stub out · spark up · blow smoke

addiction

nicotine

Addictive tobacco alkaloid

hooked · habit · compulsion · tolerance · relapse · quit · cold turkey · patch · gum · cravings

slang

smoke

Airborne combustion byproduct

  • fagBritish cigarette slang
  • dartHandheld pointed projectile
  • cancer stickDerogatory term for cigarette

coffin nail · stogie · butt · loosie · rollie · snout · tab · deck

health

lung cancer

Malignant growth in chest

bronchitis · respiratory · coughing · smoker's cough · tumor · heart disease · stroke · COPD · stained teeth · shortness of breath

tobacco

rolling tobacco

filtered · roll-up · hand-rolled · loose-leaf · burley · Virginia · Turkish · blend · shag · rolling paper

Categories
Opposites
formality of term

cigcigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

health behavior

cigexercise

Activity for fitness

clean living · abstinence · sobriety · health food · nicotine patch

substance type

cigfresh air

Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere

clean air · oxygen · nicotine patch · nicotine gum

Phrases
Family

cigarette, cigarettes, ciggy, cigs, ciggies

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG