chain-smoke

American

[cheyn-smohk] / ˈtʃeɪnˌsmoʊk /

verb (used with or without object)

chain-smoked, chain-smoking

to smoke continually, as by lighting one cigarette, cigar, etc., from the preceding one.

chain-smoke British

verb

to smoke (cigarettes, etc) continually, esp lighting one from the preceding one

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Derived Forms

chain smoker

noun
chain-smoker

noun

Etymology

Origin of chain-smoke

First recorded in 1930–35

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