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cig

[ sig ]
/ sɪg /
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noun Slang.

a cigarette.

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Origin of cig

First recorded in 1885–90; by shortening

Words nearby cig

ciénaga, Cienfuegos, C.I.F., c.i.f.c.i., CIFE, cig, cigar, cigarette, cigarette beetle, cigarette card, cigarette drain
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Words related to cig

exhaust, mist, gas, fog, soot, smog, vapor, pollution, butt, tobacco, smoke, fag, cancer stick, coffin nail

Example sentences 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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