loosie
One cigarette sold
A loosie is a single cigarette sold separately rather than as part of a pack.
The practice is illegal in many jurisdictions because it circumvents tobacco taxes and age-verification requirements.
Loosies are typically sold at convenience stores or by street vendors in lower-income neighborhoods: He bought a loosie for fifty cents.
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
- tobaccoDried smoking leaf
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- singleOne in number
- smokeAirborne combustion byproduct
puff · drag · Newport · bodega · filter · unpackaged · bummed · spare
Forbidden by statute
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- untaxedExempt from government levies
bootleg · illicit · prohibited · smuggled · unlawful · clandestine · under-the-counter · unregulated
Relaxed and informal
- streetPublic urban roadway
- cornerMeeting point of edges
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
urban · neighborhood · quick · convenient · accessible · cheap · dollar · quarters
Powerful urge to have
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- dependenceState of needing another
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- urgeStrong inner drive
withdrawal · hooked · chain-smoking · relapse · quit · patch · gum · temptation
Everyday regional speech
- hoodAttached head covering
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
- argotGroup-specific coded speech
inner-city · regional · Philly · Baltimore · Detroit · Chicago
cigarette
Paper-wrapped tobacco cylinder
smoke · puff · drag · Newport · bodega · filter · unpackaged · bummed · spare · one-off
illegal
Forbidden by statute
- unlicensedWithout official permit
- black-marketIllicit trading network
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
untaxed · bootleg · illicit · prohibited · smuggled · unlawful · clandestine · under-the-counter · unregulated · citation
casual
Relaxed and informal
impromptu · urban · neighborhood · quick · convenient · accessible · cheap · dollar · quarters · hustle
craving
Powerful urge to have
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- dependenceState of needing another
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
urge · withdrawal · hooked · chain-smoking · relapse · quit · patch · gum · temptation · trigger
vernacular
Everyday regional speech
- hoodAttached head covering
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- lingoGroup-specific vocabulary
argot · inner-city · regional · Philly · Baltimore · Detroit · Chicago
loosiepack
Group or compress
carton · pack of cigarettes · cigarette pack · box · case
- loose endsUnresolved matters needing attention
- loosen upBecome less tense
- loose changeMiscellaneous small currency
- let looseRemove restraints from
- cut looseRelease from restraint
- break looseSuddenly become free
loose, loosen, loosened, loosening, loosely, looseness, looser, loosest, unloosen