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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Security footage from a smoke shop in Atwater captured Owen parking and then changing her baby’s diaper around 7:30 p.m., police said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025
Deputy John Rosello was investigating a smoke shop burglary in the Syracuse area that morning and had responded to a call about people seen transferring items between two vehicles.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023
The income from those leases, the tribe’s smoke shop and from utility fees is used for services on the reservation.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022
Most Blank Streets are less than 350 square feet, the size of a smoke shop, a cellphone store or a bare-bones deli.
From New York Times • Aug. 29, 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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