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smaze

American  
[smeyz] / smeɪz /

noun

  1. a mixture of haze and smoke.

smaze British  
/ smeɪz /

noun

  1. a smoky haze, less damp than fog

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Etymology

Origin of smaze

1950–55; sm(oke) + ( h)aze 1

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In New York, where a six-day, eye-burning "smaze"* added to the buying apathy, the fur business was down 20%; oil companies cut prices of heating oils by �� a gallon to boost lagging sales.

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