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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Mother and daughter were last spotted on security footage from a smoke shop in Atwater that captured Owen parking and then changing Sandra’s diaper around 7:30 p.m., police said.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025
Ullah believes the suspect and his friends frequent a smoke shop down the block.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2023
As McWilliams walked in search of a smoke shop, the duck jumped from her throne and waddled along the concrete sidewalk, warmed by the 80-degree weather, trying to keep pace.
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
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