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View synonyms for passive smoking
passive smoking
noun
- the inhaling of cigarette, cigar, and pipe smoke of others, especially by a nonsmoker in an enclosed area.
passive smoking
noun
- the inhalation of smoke from other people's cigarettes by a nonsmoker
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Derived Forms
- passive smoker, noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of passive smoking1
First recorded in 1970–75
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