social smoker
Party-only tobacco user
A social smoker is someone who smokes only in social situations—at parties, bars, or when drinking with friends—rather than daily or habitually.
The term often implies the person doesn't consider themselves a "real" smoker: I'm just a social smoker; I never buy my own cigarettes.
The designation is sometimes viewed skeptically, as occasional smoking can become regular.
Happening at intervals
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- partyGathering for celebration
light · selective · situational · moderate · rare · controlled · limited · circumstantial
Gathering for celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- barDrinking establishment
- clubOrganization with membership
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
concert · festival · celebration · barbecue · wedding · lounge · cocktail · happy hour
Voluntary close relations
- companionsThose who accompany
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- groupAssembled collection of things
- circleCurved closed shape
acquaintances · drinking buddies · coworkers · influence · conformity · bonding · camaraderie · pressure
Pleasantly lively in mood
- casual userInfrequent, non-expert participant
- self-identifyingDeclaring one's own category
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- minimizingReducing to smallest extent
occasional
Happening at intervals
- infrequentHappening only occasionally
- sporadicOccurring irregularly, infrequently
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
party · light · selective · situational · moderate · rare · controlled · limited · circumstantial · intermittent
party
Gathering for celebration
nightlife · concert · festival · celebration · barbecue · wedding · lounge · cocktail · happy hour · patio
friends
Voluntary close relations
- companionsThose who accompany
- colleaguesProfessional associates
- groupAssembled collection of things
circle · acquaintances · drinking buddies · coworkers · influence · conformity · bonding · camaraderie · pressure · belonging
chipper
Pleasantly lively in mood
- casual userInfrequent, non-expert participant
- self-identifyingDeclaring one's own category
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- smoking statusnonsmoker, vaper, tobacco-free
- tobaccocigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, tobacco, chewing tobacco
social smokernon-smoker
One who abstains from tobacco
never-smoker · abstainer · teetotaler · former smoker · ex-smoker
social, smoker, smoke, smoking, smoked, smoky, smokiness, society, societal