smoke shop
Americannoun
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a shop selling tobacco products.
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Slang.
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a place where marijuana or other illicit drugs are sold surreptitiously.
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Etymology
Origin of smoke shop
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Ullah believes the suspect and his friends frequent a smoke shop down the block.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
Once McWilliams spotted a smoke shop, she parked her duck out front, still within eyesight.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2022
Gabriel Ramirez, who works in a Los Angeles smoke shop, said he would prefer that labor costs were reflected in menu prices rather than leaving it up to customers to tip.
From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2022
Another mobile precinct was still parked on Third Avenue across from International Cigar and Tobacco, the smoke shop Amir Yousuf has owned for 25 years.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022
Eddie Perez, 22, whose father owns a smoke shop in Hollywood, felt so strongly after Floyd’s killing that he joined protesters at a march on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2020
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