smoke shop

American  

noun

1. a shop selling tobacco products.

2. Slang.

   1. a place where marijuana or other illicit drugs are sold surreptitiously.

   2. head shop.

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Etymology

Origin of smoke shop

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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 deputy, who was investigating one of two smoke shop burglaries in the area, had responded to a call just before 6:30 a.m. about people seen transferring items between two vehicles.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2023

Among the recent patrons: Lucas Perez, a 37-year-old smoke shop worker from Manalapan, N.J., who bought a pair of tickets as soon as the closing was announced.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022

Steve Sungho Lee, and six of his companies, faced 163 criminal misdemeanor charges stemming from the May 16, 2020, explosion inside an East 3rd Street warehouse that housed a smoke shop and vaping supplier.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2022