gasper
Cheap British smoke
A gasper is British slang for a cigarette, now somewhat dated.
The word evokes the effect of cheap or strong tobacco on the lungs: I'm dying for a gasper.
It can also mean something that makes you gasp—a shocking moment or a close call: That ending was a real gasper.
Draw air in
- exhaleExpel breath outward
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- lighterComparative of not heavy
matches · ashtray · filter · tar · puff · drag · light up · stub out
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- fagBritish cigarette slang
- ciggyInformal cigarette
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
- cigCigarette, informally
rollie · butt · cancer stick · coffin nail · tab · snout · stogie · dart
Powerful urge to have
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependenceState of needing another
- habitSettled regular tendency
hooked · cold turkey · relapse · pack-a-day · quitting · abstinence · rehabilitation · detoxification
Rapid labored breathing
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
- short of breathUnable to breathe easily
- out of breathLacking sufficient air
- windedShort of breath
heaving · huffing · catching breath · breathlessness · air hunger · respiratory · dyspnea · exhaustion
inhale
Draw air in
lighter · matches · ashtray · filter · tar · puff · drag · light up · stub out · chain-smoke
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
cig · rollie · butt · cancer stick · coffin nail · tab · snout · stogie · dart · deck
craving
Powerful urge to have
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- dependenceState of needing another
habit · hooked · cold turkey · relapse · pack-a-day · quitting · abstinence · rehabilitation · detoxification · recovery
panting
Rapid labored breathing
- wheezingHarsh, whistling respiration
- short of breathUnable to breathe easily
- out of breathLacking sufficient air
winded · heaving · huffing · catching breath · breathlessness · air hunger · respiratory · dyspnea · exhaustion
- last gaspFinal desperate attempt
- gasping for air
- dying gaspFinal breath before expiring