ciggy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪɡi/
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK, slang) A cigarette.
“Open early and close up late, get people before work and get people after work, not just the dear bloody housewifes going out for a packet of ciggies and a chit-chat.”
2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 8, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ciggie | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ciggies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
smoke (cigarette (slang)) · cig (cigarette (slang)) · cancer stick (cigarette (slang)) · fag (cigarette (slang)) · coffin nail (cigarette (slang))