Dec 1, 2015 · Aside from the offensive meaning, colloquial British English uses the term fag to indicate a cigarette. James has gone outside for a fag In my googling, I thought perhaps this …

Oct 28, 2024 · 2 Early dictionary coverage of 'snipe' in the sense of 'partially smoked cigar (ette)' James Maitland, The American Slang Dictionary (1891) has this relevant entry for snipe from …

Jul 19, 2020 · This chimes with my experience. In much of my lifetime, in British English, "fag" was more commonly used to refer to a cigarette than it was used as a slur to refer to gay men; …

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Oct 21, 2016 · I was looking for a colloquial way to call a cigarette in English, and the only one that I found was "ciggie". Can you think of a different one? Or is the "ciggie" what native …

Feb 12, 2021 · It also may have roots in British public school slang noun fag "a junior who does certain duties for a senior" (1785), with suggestions of catamite, from fag (verb). The …

These e-cigarettes have been commercially available in some countries for a couple of years, the UK included. Has any slang word already been coined for them? (e-smoke? e-fag? e-dugans?)

1 While reading this article, I was struck when one of the "sources" are quoted as saying There is never more than a fag paper between them I have always understood "fags" to either refer to …

Jun 17, 2025 · No brands of cigarettes are harmless.//"Why is it not possible to say: I read no one of your books" Answer: because a book is not a person. Try: I read no one into the record, John.

Feb 25, 2016 · I've heard "to light a cigarette" being used a couple of times, but I am still in doubt about two things: Is this common both in American English and British English? Are there …