passive smoking
noun
the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
Origin of passive smoking
1First recorded in 1970–75
- Also called passive inhalation .
Words Nearby passive smoking
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British Dictionary definitions for passive smoking
passive smoking
noun
the inhalation of smoke from other people's cigarettes by a nonsmoker
Derived forms of passive smoking
- passive smoker, noun
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