ciggy

Slang for cigarette

Ciggy is informal British slang for a cigarette.

The diminutive -y ending gives it a casual, almost affectionate tone: I'm going outside for a ciggy.

Common in spoken English, less so in American usage.

smoking

fag

British cigarette slang

smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
dragResistance through fluid
puffBrief burst of air

nicotine · tobacco · filter · butt · ash · lighter · ashtray · inhale · exhale · light up

slang

dart

Handheld pointed projectile

snoutBeast's protruding face
rollieSelf-made cigarette
cancer stickDerogatory term for cigarette

coffin nail · death stick · stogie · gasper · tab · baccy · smoke · bine · stinker · nail

social

smoke break

Pause for tobacco

outsideBeyond the boundary
pubLicensed drinking establishment
huddleClose protective gathering

spare · lighter · chat · doorway · balcony · after work · party · stress relief · craving · offer

Categories

Diminutivesbaby, bunny, puppy, kitty, doggy
Cigarettessmoke, smokes, butt, butts, fag
Northern Slangaye, nowt, summat, lass, luv

Opposites

tobacco product type

ciggycigar

Wrapped tobacco for smoking

stogie · Cuban · Churchill · corona · pipe

substance use vs. abstinence

Unenclosed outdoor atmosphere

sobriety · abstinence · clean living · nicotine patch · cold turkey

nicotine delivery method

ciggyvape

Inhale aerosolized liquid

e-cig · nicotine gum · nicotine patch · chewing tobacco · dip

Phrases

cigarette lighterPortable fire-starting tool
cigarette smokeExhaled tobacco vapor
cigarette packagingContainer for tobacco products
close but no cigarPhrase for near success
cigarette buttSmoked tobacco remnant
close, but no cigarAlmost but not quite

Family

cigarette, cigar, cigarettes, cig, cigarillo, cigs, ciggie, ciggies

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