coffin nail
Deadly tobacco stick
Coffin nail is slang for a cigarette, emphasizing the health risks of smoking by suggesting each cigarette brings the smoker closer to death.
The term dates back to the nineteenth century and remains in occasional use, though it sounds old-fashioned to modern ears.
He stepped outside to smoke a coffin nail.
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- tarFile bundling utility
- filterPorous separation device
menthol · ashtray · lighter · pack · drag · puff · inhale · exhale
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- lung diseaseIllness of breathing organs
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
heart disease · stroke · respiratory · chemotherapy · oncology · diagnosis · malignant · COPD
Cessation of life
- graveSerious and worrying
- funeralService honoring the dead
- casketBurial container
- burialPlacing deceased underground
tombstone · epitaph · mortuary · obituary · eulogy · pallbearer · shroud · terminal
State of needing another
- habitSettled regular tendency
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- hookedDeeply dependent or bent
compulsion · relapse · tolerance · quit · cessation · nicotine patch · cold turkey · rehabilitation
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
filter · menthol · ashtray · lighter · pack · drag · puff · inhale · exhale · smoker
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- lung diseaseIllness of breathing organs
- emphysemaDamaged lung air sacs
- carcinogenCancer-promoting agent
tumor · heart disease · stroke · respiratory · chemotherapy · oncology · diagnosis · malignant · COPD · bronchitis
death
Cessation of life
burial · tombstone · epitaph · mortuary · obituary · eulogy · pallbearer · shroud · terminal · lifespan
dependence
State of needing another
- habitSettled regular tendency
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
hooked · compulsion · relapse · tolerance · quit · cessation · nicotine patch · cold turkey · rehabilitation · recovery
- nailsfingernails, toenails, brad, sinker, fingernail
- burial goodsgrave goods, burial goods, burial urn, funeral urn, funerary urn
- Cigarettescigarette, cig, ciggy, smoke, smokes
- Vodou Objectsceremonial sword, rattle, rattles, offering bowl, mojo bag
- death omensbanshee, death knell, death rattle, Grim Reaper, harbinger
coffin nailhealth food
Nutrient-dense dietary choices
vitamin · superfood · medicine · elixir of life · multivitamin
coffin nailbreath of life
Animating essence within beings
life preserver · good luck charm · four-leaf clover · lucky penny · rabbit's foot
coffin nailbreath of fresh air
Welcome departure from monotony
elixir of life · fountain of youth · tree of life · life force · vital spark