ciggie

Casual tobacco term

Ciggie is informal British slang for a cigarette: I'm going outside for a ciggie.

The diminutive suffix gives it a casual, almost affectionate tone.

Also spelled ciggy.

smoking

tobacco

Dried smoking leaf

  • nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
  • smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
  • puffBrief burst of air

drag · inhale · exhale · filter · tar · lighter · match · ashtray · fumes · secondhand

paraphernalia

pack

Group or compress

lighter · matches · rolling papers · filters · tobacco pouch · holder · zippo · tin · shag · rollies

health

lung cancer

Malignant growth in chest

toxins · addiction · withdrawal · cravings · patch · gum · quitting · cough · wheeze · yellow teeth

social

bumming

Habitually seeking freebies

  • sharingDividing among others
  • outsideBeyond the boundary
  • pubLicensed drinking establishment

conversation · nightlife · party · offered · lighting up · huddle · camaraderie

break

smoke break

Pause for tobacco

respite · five minutes · interval · downtime · recess · time-out

Categories
Opposites
register/formality

ciggiecigarette

Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder

health behavior

ciggiefresh air

Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere

sobriety · abstinence · nicotine patch · clean living · healthy lifestyle

substance type

ciggievape

Inhale aerosolized liquid

e-cigarette · joint · nicotine gum · cold turkey · nothing

Family

ciggy, ciggies

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG