sidestream smoke

American

[sahyd-streem] / ˈsaɪdˌstrim /

noun

secondhand smoke.

sidestream smoke British

noun

cigarette smoke that passes into the air without first being inhaled by the smoker

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Etymology

Origin of sidestream smoke

First recorded in 1970–75

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Last December he proclaimed that smokers were hurting not just themselves but their nonsmoking neighbors, and cited studies indicating that "sidestream" smoke can be harmful to others.

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