Marlboro en · NOUN
Etymology
Simplified spelling of Marlborough.
Meanings
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A cigarette of the Marlboro brand.
Arthur took out the pack of Marlboros that he bought from them, and dropped it on the desk. "This one is a fake, and a good fake." He started to show Alex the small boxes on the sides of the ripped pack.
2005, Arman Ordian, Norman Freedberg, Batya: The Russian Godfather, page 315:Patricia Florca, wearing black market Levis and a dark blue, collarless shirt, snapped open a Ronson lighter and put flame to a black market Marlboro. Lidia Cozma looked enviously at the cigarette's glowing tip. "Want one?" Patricia whispered. Lidia nodded and Patricia offered the pack. Lidia removed a Marlboro, and moments later both women were sending exhaled smoke toward a cloudless sky.
2013, Mike Johnson, A Season Forgotten, page 191:Chalk up another frozen pizza Choke up another thousand Marlboros Anything goes for them ordinary Joes They'll cut off your face to spite your nose
1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “The Throne of Agony”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboros | Number=Plur | lexicographic |