roll-your-owns

Tobacco you twist

Roll-your-owns are hand-rolled cigarettes made from loose tobacco and rolling papers, as opposed to factory-made cigarettes.

The term distinguishes the product and sometimes the smoker: He switched to roll-your-owns to save money.

Rolling your own is cheaper but requires more effort and skill.

tobacco

cigarettes

Paper-wrapped tobacco for smoking

pouch · shag · filterless · rollies · self-made · rollups · smoking · nicotine · cigs · tailor-mades

craft

DIY

Amateur home projects

self-assembled · artisanal · bespoke · improvised · makeshift · homespun · hand-built · amateur · personal · individual

Opposites
cigarette manufacturing method

roll-your-ownstailor-mades

Custom-fitted clothing

ready-mades · Marlboros · filtered cigarettes

consumer effort/convenience

roll-your-ownsoff-the-shelf

Prepackaged and ready-to-use

ready-mades · instant · grab-and-go

Family

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