stogy

or sto·gie

[ stoh-gee ]

noun

, plural sto·gies.

1. a long, slender, roughly made, inexpensive cigar.
2. a coarse, heavy boot or shoe.

stogy

/ ˈstəʊɡɪ /

noun

1. any long cylindrical inexpensive cigar

Word History and Origins

Origin of stogy¹

1840–50, Americanism; stog(a) (short for Conestoga, town in Pennsylvania) + -y ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of stogy¹

C19: from stoga, short for Conestoga, a town in Pennsylvania

Example Sentences

Mr. Tutt somewhat reluctantly altered his position from the horizontal to the vertical and reached for a fresh stogy.

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Then he lit a stogy and stretched his long legs comfortably out under the narrow table.

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Then he reinserted the stogy between his lips and produced from his inside pocket a typewritten sheet.

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Mr. Tutt threw his stogy into the fire and fumbled for another in the long box on the library table.

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It certainly had the merit of cheapness, if that be a merit in tobacco, and I experimented with the stogy.

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