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cig

[ sig ]
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noun Slang.

a cigarette.

RELATED WORDS

exhaust, mist, gas, fog, soot, smog, vapor, pollution, butt, tobacco, smoke, fag

Nearby words

  1. cie,
  2. cie.,
  3. cienfuegos,
  4. cif,
  5. cife,
  6. cigar,
  7. cigar flower,
  8. cigar store,
  9. cigar-store indian,
  10. cigarette

Origin of cig

First recorded in 1885–90; by shortening
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Examples from the Web for cig

  • I guess you've had your lesson about going to sleep with a cig—about being careless with fire.

    Love Stories|Mary Roberts Rinehart

  • You'd tie up to them, Cig, 'f ye was on the Shore, I know ye would.

    Notes of an Itinerant Policeman|Josiah Flynt

  • But say, Cig, drink out, 'n' we'll go up to Jake's—'s too public here.

    Tramping with Tramps|Josiah Flynt
British Dictionary definitions for cig

cig

ciggy (ˈsɪɡɪ)

/ (sɪɡ) /

noun plural cigs or ciggies

informal a cigarette
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Word Origin and History for cig

cig

n.

slang abbreviation of cigarette or cigar, attested from 1889. Elaborated form ciggy attested from 1962.

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